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WSU Grad Dies In Australia Siege

The cafe manager killed in the deadly siege in Sydney, Australia, was a graduate of Washington State University. Spokesman Rob Strenge in Pullman says Tori Johnson graduated with honors in 2003 with a degree in hotel and restaurant administration. Strenge says Johnson apparently transferred to WSU for his final year. The 34-year-old Johnson was one of two hostages killed along with the gunman in the 16-hour siege that ended when police stormed the Lindt Chocolat Cafe. Officials have yet to say whether the two hostages died in crossfire or were shot by their captor/AP.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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