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How to prepare for terror threats: World leaders urge calm, awareness

By Michael Martinez, CNN
Updated 1038 GMT (1838 HKT) November 22, 2015
What to do in the event of a terror attack
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Story highlights

  • World leaders and officials urge the public to stay and don't live in fear
  • U.S. officials don't know of "any credible threat here of a Paris-type attack," FBI chief says
  • UK officials post online specific things to do if caught in an attack
(CNN)How to prepare for potential terrorism has become an inevitable conversation in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Without yielding to terrorists' aim of inciting fear, officials around the world now provide guidance and reassurance. They say -- if only out of prudence -- people should take seriously threats by the terror group ISIS.
Here's what French, U.S., and UK officials say about what the public should do about a threatened attack and what should be done in the aftermath of one. In the meantime, a U.S.-led military coalition and French forces have intensified airstrikes on ISIS in Syria.

France: Fear not

French President Francois Hollande set an international tone as Paris mourned the loss of 129 lives and the wounding of hundreds more in last week's attack.
    "I call for unity, for people to pull together and stay calm," Hollande said in a statement.
    Drinks sit abandoned on a cafe terrace near Place de la République after a false alarm caused a panic on November 15.
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    A woman observes bullet holes in a wall near the Paris restaurant Le Petit Cambodge on Saturday, November 14.
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    A crowd gathers on November 14 outside Le Petit Cambodge, where more than a dozen people were killed.
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    A man wearing a French flag walks through the streets of Paris on November 14. French President Francois Hollande has declared a state of emergency.
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    Candles and flowers are seen on November 14 at the spot where a victim died on the Rue de la Fontaine au Roi. Five people were killed in a shooting outside a bar in Paris' 11th district, according to prosecutor Francois Molins.
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    A woman takes a picture of a window shattered by bullets on November 14.
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    The windows of a laundromat on the Rue de la Fontaine au Roi were blown out in the attacks.
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    People take pictures on November 14 near the Bataclan concert hall, where more than 80 people were killed.
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    A woman walks past a memorial in Paris' 10th district November 14.
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    Bernard-Henri Levy, a prominent French philosopher, stands in the center of a crowd near the Bataclan on November 14.
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    Women pay their respects near the Bataclan on November 14. Three gunmen shot concertgoers and held hostages late Friday night until police raided the building.
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    Candles are lit to honor the victims of the attacks on November 14.
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    A family stands among TV crews set up on November 14 near the Bataclan.
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    Bullet holes are circled on a wall near Le Petit Cambodge on November 14.
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    People gather on November 14 at the Place de la Republique square.
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    A couple embraces in the streets of Paris on November 14. The world has rallied around France.
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    A memorial commemorates the victims of the Paris attacks on a street in Paris on Monday, November 16.
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    A woman on November 16 sits in front of the Parisian concert venue Balaclan, where many of the victims from the Paris attacks were killed.
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    An anti-border control, pro-refugee sticker is pasted over an advertisement in Paris on November 16.
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    A young man in Paris on November 16 holds a sign that reads "Not even afraid" in the neighborhood of Le petit Cambodge, a restaurant that was hit in the attacks.
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    Security guards stand outside a Disney store on Champs Elysees in Paris on November 16.
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    Comments made with different colored chalk are written on the Place de la Republique in Paris on November 16.
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    A man sells newspapers on Sunday, November 15, at the Barbes-Rochechouart Metro station in one of the Paris neighborhoods with the highest foreign-born population. The headlines read "The War against Daech / ISIS" and "The Day After."
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    People walk past a man selling newspapers near the Barbes-Rochechouart Metro station on November 15.
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    A woman reads a newspaper in the Cafe Les Deux Magots on November 15 In the St. Germain neighborhood of Paris.
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    People sit inside the St. Sulpice Catholic church on November 15 in Paris.
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    Children play on November 15 with Notre Dame in the background.
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    Tourists walk past Notre Dame on November 15 as the military and police patrol the area.
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    A crowd gathers on Rue Charonne on November 15 near the site of one of the attacks.
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    "No passaran!" is scrawled on a wall near the Bataclan music venue on November 15. The phrase translates roughly to "thou shall not pass" and refers to standing firm in the face of an enemy.
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    People walk down Rue Charonne on November 15, near the site of one of the attacks.
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    Drinks sit abandoned on a cafe terrace near Place de la République after a false alarm caused a panic on November 15.
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    A woman observes bullet holes in a wall near the Paris restaurant Le Petit Cambodge on Saturday, November 14.
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    A crowd gathers on November 14 outside Le Petit Cambodge, where more than a dozen people were killed.
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    A man wearing a French flag walks through the streets of Paris on November 14. French President Francois Hollande has declared a state of emergency.
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    Candles and flowers are seen on November 14 at the spot where a victim died on the Rue de la Fontaine au Roi. Five people were killed in a shooting outside a bar in Paris' 11th district, according to prosecutor Francois Molins.
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    A woman takes a picture of a window shattered by bullets on November 14.
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    The windows of a laundromat on the Rue de la Fontaine au Roi were blown out in the attacks.
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    People take pictures on November 14 near the Bataclan concert hall, where more than 80 people were killed.
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    A woman walks past a memorial in Paris' 10th district November 14.
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    Bernard-Henri Levy, a prominent French philosopher, stands in the center of a crowd near the Bataclan on November 14.
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    Women pay their respects near the Bataclan on November 14. Three gunmen shot concertgoers and held hostages late Friday night until police raided the building.
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    Candles are lit to honor the victims of the attacks on November 14.
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    A family stands among TV crews set up on November 14 near the Bataclan.
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    Bullet holes are circled on a wall near Le Petit Cambodge on November 14.
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    People gather on November 14 at the Place de la Republique square.
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    A couple embraces in the streets of Paris on November 14. The world has rallied around France.
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    A memorial commemorates the victims of the Paris attacks on a street in Paris on Monday, November 16.
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    A woman on November 16 sits in front of the Parisian concert venue Balaclan, where many of the victims from the Paris attacks were killed.
    31 photos: Aftermath of Paris terror attacks
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    An anti-border control, pro-refugee sticker is pasted over an advertisement in Paris on November 16.
    31 photos: Aftermath of Paris terror attacks
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    A young man in Paris on November 16 holds a sign that reads "Not even afraid" in the neighborhood of Le petit Cambodge, a restaurant that was hit in the attacks.
    31 photos: Aftermath of Paris terror attacks
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    Security guards stand outside a Disney store on Champs Elysees in Paris on November 16.
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    Comments made with different colored chalk are written on the Place de la Republique in Paris on November 16.
    31 photos: Aftermath of Paris terror attacks
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    A man sells newspapers on Sunday, November 15, at the Barbes-Rochechouart Metro station in one of the Paris neighborhoods with the highest foreign-born population. The headlines read "The War against Daech / ISIS" and "The Day After."
    31 photos: Aftermath of Paris terror attacks
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    People walk past a man selling newspapers near the Barbes-Rochechouart Metro station on November 15.
    31 photos: Aftermath of Paris terror attacks
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    A woman reads a newspaper in the Cafe Les Deux Magots on November 15 In the St. Germain neighborhood of Paris.
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    People sit inside the St. Sulpice Catholic church on November 15 in Paris.
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    Children play on November 15 with Notre Dame in the background.
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    Tourists walk past Notre Dame on November 15 as the military and police patrol the area.
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    A crowd gathers on Rue Charonne on November 15 near the site of one of the attacks.
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    "No passaran!" is scrawled on a wall near the Bataclan music venue on November 15. The phrase translates roughly to "thou shall not pass" and refers to standing firm in the face of an enemy.
    31 photos: Aftermath of Paris terror attacks
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    People walk down Rue Charonne on November 15, near the site of one of the attacks.
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    Drinks sit abandoned on a cafe terrace near Place de la République after a false alarm caused a panic on November 15.
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    Besides urging calm, Hollande also declared a national emergency in his country and deemed the terror attacks "an act of war." The Parliament extended that national emergency.
    But his emotional appeals have served to be equally powerful.
    "France is strong, and even though it may be wounded it always gets back up, and nothing will be able to hurt it, even if we are plunged in grief," the French President added. "France is robust, it is active, France is valiant and it will triumph over barbarism; history reminds us of this, and the strength we're capable of harnessing today convinces us of it."

    U.S.: Turn fear into 'healthy awareness'

    In a joint televised address on Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said U.S. authorities take all threats seriously and are actively defusing potential terror activity, but FBI Director James Comey added his agency isn't aware of "any credible threat here of a Paris-type attack."
    "And we have seen no connection at all between the Paris attackers and the United States," Comey said.
    Lynch echoed the French President in highlighting the most important things a citizen ought to do.
    "We need to say we will not let our actions be overtaken by fear," Lynch said. "We will not allow merchants of violence to rob us of our most precious ideals.
    What FBI director wants Americans to know about terror
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    "They want us to live in fear, and we refuse," Lynch said. "They want us to change who we are and what makes us quintessentially American, and that we will never do."
    Many fears arise from nothing more than ISIS propaganda, Comey said.
    Speaking practically, Comey urged Americans to turn any of their fears "into healthy awareness of what's around you."
    Citizens should report to authorities any suspicious activity -- such as if "you heard something that didn't seem right or you read something online that seemed off," Comey said.
    "If you see something that gives you a bad feeling, tell somebody in law enforcement," Comey said.
    "If it's nothing, no harm done," Comey added. "But if it was something, great harm may be avoided. But counterterrorism is what you pay us to do. Tell us what you saw and then go on living your life while we do our work."
    "That is channeling fear into something healthy, which is awareness of your surroundings, and not something disabling," Comey said. "That's what we hope you will do."
    In New York, police are deploying additional members of its new anti-terrorism squad out of extra vigilance after a new ISIS video threatening an impending attack there.
    ISIS: New York City is our next target
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    New York Mayor Bill de Blasio encouraged the nation's most populous city to go about its normal business.
    "The people of New York City will not be intimidated," the mayor said. "We understand it is the goal of terrorists to intimidate and disrupt our democratic society. We will not submit to their wishes."
    While Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said New York has long been a terror target and the video offers nothing new, he condemned the objective of terror.
    "We cannot be intimidated and that's what terrorists seek to do. They seek to create fear. They seek to intimidate. We will not be intimidated and we will not live in fear," Bratton said.

    United Kingdom: An online guidebook

    After the Paris attacks, UK counterterrorism officials reminded people in their own country that a terror attack there remains "highly likely," as it has been since August 2014, and issued a new round of advice to citizens, even renewing online a guidebook on how to recognize a terrorist threat.
    As police may increase their ranks in some areas, "Don't become fearful or withdraw from the streets," the UKNational Counter Terrorism Security Office said.
    UK officials also urged the public to report suspicious behavior as a way to disrupt attack planning.
    In the event of a weapons or firearm attack, UK authorities offered specific advice:
    Run
    • Escape if you can
    • Consider the safest options
    • Is there a safe route? RUN. If not, HIDE
    • Can you get there without exposing yourself to greater danger?
    • Insist others leave with you
    • Leave belongings behind
    Hide
    • If you can't RUN, HIDE
    • If you can see the attacker, they may be able to see you
    • Find cover from gunfire such as substantial brickwork or heavy reinforced walls
    • Be aware of your exits
    • Try not to get trapped
    • Be quiet, silence your phone
    • Lock and barricade yourself in
    • Move away from the door
    Tell
    • Call police: What do the police need to know?
    • Location: Where are the suspects?
    • Direction: Where did you last see the suspects?
    • Descriptions: Describe the attacker, numbers, features, clothing, weapons
    • Provide further information: Casualties, type of injury, building information, entrances, exits, hostages
    • And stop other people entering the building if it is safe to do so
    When police arrive, they may point guns at you, treat you firmly, question you, and be unable to distinguish you from the attacker.
    You ought to remain calm, keep your hands in view, avoid sudden movements that may appear a threat, and follow officers' instructions, the UK guidance says.
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