Inevitable that IS would try to lionise Martin Place gunman

By Deborah Snow and Matthew Knott
Updated December 30 2014 - 8:08pm, first published 6:08pm

It was inevitable that terror group Islamic State would try to seize on the Martin Place siege to bolster its claim it was striking fear into the hearts of Western capitals, defence and intelligence analysts say.

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