Australian police closed off the area around the Chinese consulate in Sydney after a robbery suspect fled into the grounds.<br/> Heavily armed officers raced to the scene as the situation turned into a six-hour siege.<br/> Police said a number of shots were fired during the stand-off.<br/> The drama unfolded on Friday and details at this stage are scant.<br/> Local television reports said the siege began after an attempted robbery at a nearby bar went wrong.<br/> The reports said one suspect was arrested at the bar.<br/> The other fled into the grounds of the consulate in a lane behind it.<br/> That man was later reported to have been arrested and taken to hospital.<br/> Paul Chapman, Reuters
