How to survive a terror attack --- shoot to kill. you didn't buy a gun to be killed with it.
On Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 2:57:53 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > *http://tinyurl.com/jenn3r6 <http://tinyurl.com/jenn3r6>* > > 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] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmanE3b2c5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0Njk2MzY1MTg-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! 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