A national counter terrorism campaign to raise awareness of the threat from violent extremism. The week-long campaign started on Monday (24/11). It will involve the public in counter terrorism, with events across the country - including the West Midlands. A range of activity to raise awareness of the threat from violent extremism will focus on five key areas: crowded places, transport hubs, preventing violent extremism, terrorist financing, and the tools that terrorists need to operate. Officers started by encouraging businesses to consider ways that they can support the campaign and help keep the public safe. Chief Superintendent Sue Southern, Head of West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, told an audience of business representatives that the recent increase in the terrorism threat level demonstrates the need for everyone to work together to tackle terrorism. She said: Experience from around the world shows us that terrorists will target busy, crowded places to ensure that attacks have a maximum impact. Businesses, particularly those in town and city centres, have an invaluable role to play in preventing potential attacks. Staff working in shops and entertainment centres are often the first people to spot signs that something is wrong. We need everyone to be vigilant to things that are out of place or look suspicious, and then feel confident to come forward and report it to the police. We are encouraging businesses to check that their security measures are effective and train their staff to detect potential threats and, if the worst should happen, respond to an attack. If you have any concerns relating to terrorism you can ask to speak to your local Security and Partnerships Officer by calling WMP on 101. Or you can call the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321. The service is staffed 24/7 by Counter Terrorism Officers, who will make an initial assessment of the information you give and then, where appropriate, pass it on to local officers to look into.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:03:24 +0000
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