South Wales Police support new campaign to highlight importance of communities fight against terrorism

South Wales Police support new campaign to highlight importance of communities fight against terrorism

Today South Wales Police are supporting the launch of the new Counter Terrorism Policing campaign to highlight the importance of communities in the UK’s fight against terrorism, which will be shown in UK cinemas and across police social media accounts over eight weeks from Wednesday the 23^rd of January – 2019.

Airing across 120 cinemas nationwide, including Cardiff, the ‘Communities Defeat Terrorism’ advertising campaign will feature a new 60-second film based on real-life foiled plots, which will show examples of terrorist-related suspicious activity and behaviour, as well as attack planning methodology. Using cinema to deliver the campaign ensures the message is received with fewer distractions, more impact and to more hard to reach audiences, including younger people.

Detective Superintendent Jim Hall said: “This new film has been made to try and help people understand recent terrorist attack-planning methods, but also to demonstrate that each report from the public can be one vital piece of a much larger picture.

“Counter Terrorism Policing officers are currently running more than 700 live investigations nationwide, while crucial intelligence from the public has helped police and the security services prevent 18 terror attacks in just under two years.

“I know some people are reluctant to report suspicious activity. To them I say, reporting your concerns to us won’t ruin lives, but it might save them. The important thing for people to remember is that no report is a waste of our time, trust your instincts and tell us if something doesn’t feel right.”

To find out more visit the Counter Terrorism Policing website or follow South Wales Police supporting the campaign on social media. View the campaign video here.