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How to survive a terror attack: Run and hide - don't play dead, says official UK security advice - - - - [image: Description: 'Run, hide and tell': Watch what to do in a firearms or weapons attack]'Run, hide and tell': Watch what to do in a firearms or weapons attack Play! 03:05 - Danny Boyle <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/danny-boyle/> 27 July 2016 • 12:08pm A terrorist attack in the UK is "highly likely" after attacks in other parts of Europe, Britain's intelligence agencies have warned, but would you know how to protect yourself in a Paris-style attack? UK security chiefs have issued stark guidance on how to prepare for a terrorist atrocity on British soil, warning that victims should run and hide rather than play dead. The threat to the UK from international terrorism currently stands at severe, meaning an attack is "highly likely". Cover from view does not mean you are safe, bullets go through glass, brick, wood and metalGovernment 'Stay Safe' advice Britain's intelligence agencies highlighted the seriousness of the threat <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/26/british-security-services-warn-attack-in-uk-is-very-likely/> facing the nation as a senior Metropolitan Police officer urged people to be vigilant. Neil Basu, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, said: "While the threat from terrorism remains unchanged at severe we urge the public to be vigilant. "The UK police service is working tirelessly with our partners to confront the threat and protect all our communities." The National Counter Terrorism Security Office (Nactso) published the advice on what to do in a gun and bomb attack in the wake of the terrorist atrocities in Paris <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11995246/Paris-shooting-What-we-know-so-far-on-Wednesday-afternoon.html> in November that killed 130 people. [image: Description: Victims of the Bastile Day terror attack in Nice in July 2016 are seen fleeing the scene (left and top right); people run for cover in Paris after the December 2015 attacks]Victims of the Bastile Day terror attack in Nice in July 2016 are seen fleeing the scene (left and top right); people run for cover in Paris after the December 2015 attacks Credit: AFP/Getty France has been hit by a series of terror attacks in recent months linked to Isil <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/> (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant). The slitting of a priest's throat in Normandy <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/27/france-church-attack-normandy-priest-killer-was-tagged-and-on-te/> on Tuesday sent shockwaves through a nation already reeling from the murder of 84 people in Nice <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/17/nice-terror-attack-police-vans-blocking-promenade-withdrawn-hour1/> on July 14, when a Tunisian national drove a lorry into crowds enjoying Bastille Day fireworks, as well as an earlier atrocity at the Charlie Hebdo magazine <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/12079430/Charlie-Hebdo-what-next-for-magazine-one-year-after-attack.html> in Paris. [image: Description: Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in 2015]Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in January 2015 Counter-terror officials released tips on how to behave in an attack, urging people to "escape if you can" - rather than lying down - or to barricade themselves into a safe place with their phones on silent. The document outlines what to do in "response to a fast moving incident such as a firearms or weapons attack" and also advises businesses to develop procedures for what Nactso called a "dynamic lockdown" to stop armed terrorists entering a site. It followed evidence from victims of the assault on the Bataclan music hall <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11995708/Dramatic-video-shows-clubbers-fleeing-Bataclan-theatre-and-clinging-to-windows-amid-gun-attack.html>, where gunmen burst in and fired indiscriminately at the crowd. Several survivors told how they dropped to the floor and remained still <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11997120/Brother-dived-to-the-ground-to-avoid-gunfire-in-a-resaurant-and-got-up-to-discover-his-family-were-dead-around-him.html> as the massacre claimed the lives of 89 music fans and injured scores more. [image: Description: Gunmen burst into the Bataclan music hall and fired indiscriminately at the crowd in November]Gunmen burst into the Bataclan music hall and fired indiscriminately at the crowd in November Credit: CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/Reuters But the Nactso guidance said those caught up in such an attack should "escape if you can", "insist others leave with you" and "leave belongings behind". In the event that escape routes are cut off, then officials advise finding cover from the gunfire behind "substantial brickwork or heavy reinforced walls" as "cover from view does not mean you are safe, bullets go through glass, brick, wood and metal". [image: Description: Theresa May: Terror threat to UK 'grave and growing']Theresa May: Terror threat to UK 'grave and growing' Play! 01:24 After finding a hiding place, victims should "be quiet, silence your phone" and barricade themselves in before phoning 999 and reporting the location, details about the suspects and whether there are any hostages and casualties. The "Stay Safe" advice issued by the British Government sets out what people should do in the event of a similar atrocity to the Paris attacks. [image: Description: Terror in France: A timeline of attacks]Terror in France: A timeline of attacks Play! 02:05 The guidance also suggests companies train staff in how to lockdown buildings and react to an attack. "Dynamic lockdown is the ability to quickly restrict access and egress to a site or building (or part of) through physical measures in response to a threat, either external or internal," said Nactso, a branch of the National Police Chiefs' Council. Alarms, internal messages or a PA system could be used to inform workers of a terrorist assault and firms should hold regular drills. The advice was issued as elite firearms officers are now secretly patrolling London's streets in a new fleet of unmarked cars as part of heightened security arrangements. ------------------------------ [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> __._,_.___ ------------------------------ Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> ------------------------------ Visit Your Group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmanE3b2c5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0Njk2MzY1MTg-> [image: Yahoo! 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