Sheik Man Haron Monis, an Islamic �spiritual healer� who is facing charges of “assault” and being an accessory to murder, has been identified as the man who has taken civilians hostage in a Sydney caf�, according to local media citing police sources.

The Iranian-born 50-year-old fled to Australia in 1996, but came to prominence after 2007, when he began sending �hate mail� to families of soldiers, who died while fighting in Iraq.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)