Police have identified the Sydney hostage taker who died in an exchange of gunfire as Man Haron Monis, a self-proclaimed “spiritual healer” who was already under investigation for charges of murder and sexual assault. A number of biographical details have since surfaced about the lone gunman, including: 1. He was an Iranian emigrant Monis, age 50, was born in Iran and emigrated to Australia in 1996, Australia’s 9News reports . 2. He converted from Shiite to Sunni Islam He jettisoned his birth name Manteghi Bourjerdi and rejected his religious upbringing as a Shiite muslim, favoring instead an extreme interpretation...
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