Security warning for UK churches after French priest murder
militant /‘mɪlɪt(ə)nt/ n. 武装分子
slam /slæm/ v. 砰地关上
stab /stæb/ v. 扎,刺
New security guidance is being sent to every church in the UK following the murder of a French priest by suspected Islamist militants.
The organization National Churchwatch is advising that all church buildings should have CCTV. A single public entrance that can be slammed shut against attackers and personal attack alarms for key personnel are also advised. Churches in smaller villages are at greater risk of attack, it warned.
The advice states: "If someone produces a weapon during a service then you will need to get people out of the church. Do not let them just sit there and watch what is going on.
"They are at risk. It only takes seconds for someone to stab a large number of people as we have seen in various attacks around the country. ”