The French government has released a manual on how to survive a terrorist attack in the wake of the Nov. 13 co-ordinated attacks that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds in Paris.
The guide, titled 鈥淗ow to respond to a terrorist attack,鈥� is a series of illustrated safety cards that provide 鈥減ractical instructions鈥� on how to escape, hide and alert authorities if citizens find themselves under threat. The online cards are of a similar design to airline safety cards found on a passenger flight.
鈥淔ollowing the attacks of 13 November 2015, the Government launched a campaign to better prepare and protect citizens against the terrorist threat,鈥� the French-language introduction states.
instructs people to try to escape an area under attack. If they cannot do so safely, the guide says, individuals should barricade themselves inside a room, turn off devices giving off light and sound and stay low to the ground near openings such as windows.
People who are able to flee to safety should 鈥渁lert people around you and discourage them from entering the zone of danger,鈥� another panel states.
Two days after a mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., killed 14 people, the Jacksonville Sheriff鈥檚 Office in Florida also with instructions on what to do in case 鈥測ou are faced with a gunman鈥� on a shooting spree.
Unlike the French guide, tips from the Sheriff鈥檚 Office include fighting back against attackers, but only as a last-resort.
鈥淚f you take nothing else from this post, please remember these three words: RUN, HIDE, FIGHT,鈥� the post said.
The sheriff鈥檚 office said individuals under attack should 鈥済et out as fast as you can,鈥� and if they cannot escape, hide.
鈥淚f you cannot escape and there is no place to hide, then you are left with only one option and that is to fight,鈥� the post says.
The post also included an called 鈥淩un Hide Fight 鈥� Surviving An Active Shooter.鈥�
