A brilliant female barrister and a 34-year-old cafe manager have been named as the two victims of the siege in Sydney.
Mother-of-three Katrina Dawson, 38, and Tori Johnson, 34, died along with hostage-taker Man Haron Monis during a 16-hour siege at the Lindt cafe in Sydney's financial district.
At a press conference today, police revealed that three female hostages were also shot during the siege, as well as one police officer.
The three women are in a stable condition in hospital, while the officer has been treated and released.
Deputy Commisioner Catherine Burn said: "I spoke to the police officer as he was going home. His only words to me were 'I'll be back at work tomorrow'."
Ms Burn said another two women were treated for "health and welfare purposes". Reports suggested that those women were pregnant.
Monis was shot dead when specialist officers threw flash grenades into the building in the Martin Place premises at around 2.10am.
The 50-year-old Iranian refugee - who was facing charges in Australia including accessory to murder and sexual assault - was confirmed dead after being taken to hospital.
Deputy Commissioner Burn said police did not know what had motivated Monis. She declined to detail his demands.
"This is a man who had serious history of criminal offences and a history of violence," she said.
"This was a man that we do believe had some extremist views and we also believe that he was unstable."
Ms Dawson's brother told The Australian newspaper that the family is devastated by her death.
She was looking forward to a joint family holiday with another colleague and her children later this year.
Friends described her as beautiful and highly-intelligent.
Ms Dawson was held hostage alongside one of her barrister colleagues, with whom she had been having a coffee.
A statement from the New South Wales Bar Association said: "Katrina, together with two other members of the NSW Bar, were held as hostages during the incident at the Lindt Café in Phillip Street, Sydney, yesterday.
"Katrina was one of our best and brightest barristers who will be greatly missed by her colleagues and friends at the NSW Bar.
"She was a devoted mother of three children, and a valued member of her floor and of our bar community."
Flags were lowered to half-staff on the landmark Harbour Bridge as Australians awakened to the surreal conclusion of the crisis.
The state's premier Prime Minister Tony Abbott expressed disbelief that the attack could happen in Australia - a place he dubbed "a peaceful, harmonious society which is the envy of the world."
The siege ended in dramatic scenes, as a group of panicked hostages ran from the building into the arms of waiting police in the early hours of Tuesday morning local time.
Specialist police then swooped on the gunman, who was armed with a pump-action shotgun.
A series of loud explosions were heard at the scene before glass shattered onto the pavement from a nearby window.
NSW Premier Mike Baird described the incident as "a vicious, horrendous attack in the heart of our city".
Speaking at a news conference in Canberra, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the gunman had an infatuation with extremism.
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Gallery: Sydney Mourns Cafe Siege Victims
A man sobs as he lays flowers in Sydney, near to the scene
Dozens of bouquets of flowers were laid at the scene
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