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Threats Against
'Soft Targets' Urge Vigilance
The following was published in a recent newsletter by the
International Association of
Fire Chiefs:
Time magazine recently reported plans
by known terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to attack "soft
targets" in the Stephen Hadley, White House National
Security Advisor, said it is likely good information. "We know
that al-Qaeda has not given up aspirations to attack targets in the
homeland," he said, adding that "soft targets are the
kinds of targets we know al-Qaeda has traditionally been concerned
about." The Emergency Management and
Response-Information Sharing and Given the prevailing threats, homeland
security officials explained- the importance of submitting a report
to the NICC in addition to local authorities. The decision to report unexplainable
behavior, strange objects and unusual circumstances is an individual
and local matter, where common sense must prevail. To assist the
decision process, the EMR-ISAC offers the following abbreviated
listing as an example of what to look for and consider: ·
Unexplainable
behaviors: o
excessive nervousness o
inappropriate clothing o
uniforms inconsistent with
activity o
use of binoculars, cameras,
night vision devices o
making notes or sketches o
loitering in sensitive
areas o
sitting in parked vehicle
for no apparent reason ·
Strange objects: o
bottle or pipe with
attached wire or battery o
briefcase, package or bag
in a questionable location o
common objects of value
left unattended ·
Unusual
circumstances: o
two or more people
experiencing unidentified odor, coughing, nausea or blurred vision o
agitated person entering a
sensitive area, looking around and quickly departing o
non-traditional use of
specialty vehicles such as an emergency vehicle or delivery truck o
specialty vehicles parked
in uncharacteristic places such as a gas truck at a school o
unidentified vehicles
parked in sensitive areas. |
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