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Last week, three ISIS terrorists conducted\u00a0 simultaneous attacks on the unsecured areas of Istanbul\u2019s international airport.\u00a0 They entered the airport armed with AK rifles and suicide bomb vests.\u00a0 They split up, went to separate areas of the airport and began shooting and blowing up their bombs.\u00a0 A total of 42 people were killed and 238 more were injured.<\/p>\n
Why should we care?\u00a0 We should care because the same terrorists have stated that they will perform similar attacks in the United States<\/a>.\u00a0 We can study the tactics used in their overseas attacks and develop countermeasures before they bring them stateside.\u00a0 Here is a discussion of the key elements of the attack and what we all need to do in order to avoid being killed if a similar event happens here.<\/p>\n -Guns and Bombs-<\/strong> All of the terrorist attacks with the largest number of fatalities involve both guns (usually long guns) and explosives.\u00a0 To prepare for an active shooter requires that you also be prepared to deal with a terrorist bomber.\u00a0 The two groups use both methodologies simultaneously.<\/p>\n Most shooters don\u2019t know enough about bombs.\u00a0 You must understand how terrorist bombs are detonated, how they are used, and how far away you must get to be safe.\u00a0 Take a bomb class.\u00a0 Until then read this article<\/a>.\u00a0 Then understand about secondary devices<\/a>.\u00a0 This type of information can truly save your life.<\/p>\n \u2013 Three Pronged Attack.<\/strong>\u00a0 A hallmark of Al Qaeda (and now ISIS) attacks is the three pronged attack.\u00a0 They are continuing the trend here with three attackers at the airport.\u00a0 They use multiple attackers to ensure that at least one makes it to the target if the others are interdicted by the police before arriving on site.\u00a0 It\u2019s basically a back-up plan.\u00a0 In this case, the three attempted to enter the airport.\u00a0 They were stopped by police at the entrance of the building (this airport has additional metal detectors at the airport entrance).\u00a0 When they realized they couldn\u2019t make it through security with their guns and bombs, one terrorist pulled out a gun and began shooting at police.\u00a0 That provided enough of a distraction to allow the other two terrorists to slip inside unnoticed.<\/p>\n The key thing to remember is if you witness one terrorist attack, you should assume that more are coming.\u00a0 There will always be a followup attack.\u00a0 Don\u2019t hang around.\u00a0 Get yourself to safety.\u00a0 The followups may not be in the same location like these were.\u00a0 Police need to be aware of the three pronged strategy.\u00a0 If one attack occurs, the police should be deploying additional resources to protect other pre-identified targets for attack.<\/p>\n \u2013 Heavy clothing and large bags remain the best indicators of a potential bomber.<\/strong>\u00a0 Take a look at the photo below from this article<\/a>.\u00a0 All three terrorists are wearing heavy coats that were wholly inappropriate for the June Mediterranean weather.<\/p>\n![\"DM](\"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/c3.jpg\")
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