On Friday, 15th March 2019 at about 13:40 local me, an a ack took place on two mosques in central Christchurch, New Zealand. This resulted in at least 49 fatali es and a signi cant number of people being injured. Following the a ack two explosive devices were found close to the locations inside motor vehicles.

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National Policing lead for Counter Terrorism, Neil Basu said:

“We stand together with all our communi es and partners here in the UK and overseas, and will con nue to work with them to counter the threat no ma er where it comes from. Together with our intelligence partners we con nually monitor the varied threats we face, including to and around places of worship and speci c communities across the country, to ensure we have the most appropriate protec ve security measures in place to keep people safe.

We have stepped up reassurance patrols around mosques and increasing engagement with communi es of all faiths, giving advice on how people and places can protect themselves”

The threat to the United Kingdom remains unchanged. Additional resources have been deployed to undertake patrols at Mosques to provide reassurance during Friday prayers

The police continually revaluate the security posture and deployments.

This document provides informa on on where advice and guidance can be obtained online in rela on to protective security steps that people and those responsible for places of worship may adopt in order to prevent and respond to any incident.

Act on Counters Terrorism (ACT). It is an innovative 45-minute training scheme that could help prevent terror a acks and it covers how to spot the signs of suspicious behaviour and what to do if an a ack should take place. Free to use, the package can be divided into short sec ons to suit business needs and it takes just three quarters of an hour to complete – 45 vital minutes that could save lives.

The ACT 2018 campaign was implemented to reinforce one par cular message – that communi es defeat terrorism. We encourage businesses to apply for registra on and make us of this free resource.

For more information, please visit the National Counter Terrorism Security  website here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/national-counter-terrorism-security-office

It only takes a moment to make a report online of suspicious ac vity. In an emergency, or if you need urgent police assistance, you should always dial 999. You can also report suspicious activity by contacing the police in confidence on 0800 789 321.

 

Suspicious Items—Guidance— https://www.gov.uk/ government/publica ons/recognising-the-terrorist-threat/recognising-the-terrorist-threat

  •   Do not touch
  •   Try and iden fy an owner in the immediate area
  •   If you s ll think it’s suspicious, don’t feel embarrassed or think anybody else will report it
  •   Report it to a member of sta , security, or if they are not available dial 999 (do not use your mobile phone in the immediate vicinity)
  •   Move away to a safe distance – Even for a small item such as a briefcase move at least 100m away from the item star ng from the centre and moving out