Modern Self Protection Podcast

Podcast 168 Terrorism Today: What Can You Do?


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Today:  Three Terrorist attacks rocked America this last weekend.  Two different bombings and a knife attack but no one died.  This podcast I go through what we know about the three attacks and how you can avoid it, or keep yourself safe if you are stuck at the location during a similar attack.
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Podcast Outline:
Bombings
Time line of events (from USA Today)
Pipe Bomb in New Jersey Saturday Morning
Trashcan bomb in New York City Saturday Night
Pressure cooker bomb found blocks from trashcan bomb and disarmed
Sunday AM Pipe bombs found in a backpack near train station in NJ. Robot accidentally detonated one
Sunday Night 5 people detained in a car stop linked to bombings
Monday 11am Guy FBI wanted was captured after a gun battle
What Can You Do to Stay Safe?
Avoid large crowded areas
New York City seems to be a focus
Know your neighbors
Ask Questions
Call Authorities
Look for weird stuff
Leaving bags
Throwing away bags
Wires hanging out
Wrong Clothing
Males aged 20-35 alone
Someone following a military aged male
Carrying heavy bags when they shouldn’t be
Bomb Makers
Static free shoes
Special locked area
Don’t want to be seen by police
Won’t talk to you
Looks like a lot of electrical equipment with no reason
Missing Fingers
Weird chemicals with electrical stuff
Short term rentals/leases of places
Working in a storage unit
Multiple cell phones hanging around
Testing Bomb Materials
Fuses
Electrical Impulses
Blasting Caps
And Actual Explosives
Discover a Device
Put as much stuff between you and the bomb as possible
Evacuate the area
Don’t cause alarm until you and loved ones are a safe distance from the device
Someone could be watching and waiting blow the device
Don’t use cell phones or electronic devices around the device
Shoot the trigger man, but there might be another even with a suicide bomber
Call for help once safe
Write down details, as much as you remember that you saw
Or give every detail you can to the 911 operator, they are recording
Knife Attack
The Act
Minnesota Mall (on com)
Asked people if they where muslim
Wearing a security uniform
What you can do
Watch out for anyone that looks out of place
Stay away from large crowds
Go armed
Create space
Knife attackers need to touch you
Put something between you and them to create time and space
Anyone that is asking your religion and Islam/Muslim is the answer you don’t want to be around
Which Attack is Easier to Defend?
Gun and knife attacks are easier for civilians to defend
Fight them like any other self defense situation
Bomb attacks are easier for authorities
Material tracking
Multiple people come in contact pre-incident
Time to construct
Moving device
Planting Device
Escaping after leaving the device
 
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Stay Safe,
Ben
 
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