Hostage survivors from Lindt cafe furious

Several hostages who survived being held at gunpoint in Sydney's Lindt Cafe say they are angry about last December's siege.

Some of the survivors from Sydney's Lindt Cafe look back on the siege with anger, believing it could have been handled differently.

Three of the hostages who spoke to Channel Seven about last December's ordeal, which ended in the death of manager Tori Johnson and mother of three Katrina Dawson, have revealed unease about the way authorities handled the crisis.

Marcia Mikhael, 43, who was reportedly paid more than $300,000 for the interview, said the police response should have been proactive.

"I know there are a lot of officers who risked their lives to be there and I thank them from the bottom of my heart. Don't get me wrong, I'm not being ungrateful to them, but I just think the army would have been a better, more appropriate to be handling this situation," she said.

Ms Mikhael pointed out earlier that it felt like the police were just waiting.

"It was a waiting game. They were being reactive. There was nothing proactive about that operation."

She was also furious that at one point she was told by police when she called to tell them gunman Man Haron Monis' demands that the PM was busy.

"The prime minister is a very busy man and he can't come to the phone," she recalls being told.

"I yelled at him ... I was in disbelief."

Meanwhile John O'Brien, who is said to have been paid $100,000 for his interview, was also irate.

"I am very angry because I only said to my wife two or three months ago, it won't be long before we have an attack here," he said.

And fellow survivor Viswakanth Ankireddy joined them in their outcry.

"I'm not happy with the way things have happen," he said.


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