Police: an internal memo to face “mass killings” – Le Parisien

By the appalling scale of the balance sheet (130 dead outside attackers, hundreds injured) and the unprecedented use of suicide bombers, the events of November 13 signed an unprecedented bloody page in France. The highest risk of threat, fear that such events happening again, led the police to adapt, to counter – at best -. The worst

“The attacks confirmed the mass killing as a terrorist mode of action in France, “says the managing director of the police in a statement released Monday. As the first police have to intervene, they must know the tactics to apply face such a situation, said Jean-Marc Falcone. And this “without waiting for specialist police intervention.” A recommendation “break with the practices implemented so far”

This document details -. Three sheets – pipes to hold in the context of a mass killing with the aim of ” save lives by destabilizing the action scheme of the aggressors. ” These sheets held a doctrine where professionalism, efficiency and prudence are the golden rules. In the first, in addition to the basic principles (protect terrorists, evacuate the area, account for the situation …), it is recommended to intervene to “fix or confine the shooter focusing on the police rather on civilian casualties. ” In short, get his attention. If that fails, and if the suspect enter into or continue an action of immediate danger, the watchword is “neutralization”, within the legal framework of self-defense.

identify a suicide bomber

The second plug develops to behave facing an “individual carrying an improvised explosive device (IED).” This bomb, the device is detailed craftsmanship with a photo and a sketch, can take the “form of a belt, a vest or a backpack worn by a man or a woman.” It is advisable to maintain the greatest distance with the suspect and take cover. To locate a suicide bomber, two detection methods: the behavior (restlessness, agitation, sweating …) and visible outside elements (electrical son, housing, switch …). The police must monitor different body of the suspect, and pay attention to the forms of clothing. The leaflet distinguishes situations in low or high density area (crowds, shopping …). In both cases, if the suicide bomber held at gunpoint does not do so and is ready to trigger its EEI, the set is a “disabling fire” avoiding if possible the area where the jacket is.

The third sheet suggests how to avoid “over-attack,” likely to target the public, law enforcement, emergency or authorities involved after an attack.