Due to the regional security situation developments, the Security and Intelligence Service announces the rise of the terrorist alert level to moderate (yellow code), approved by the Order of the SIS Director No. 11 of 24 February 2022.
In case of the moderate level of terrorist alert (yellow code), the competent authorities in the field of preventing and countering terrorism, within the limits of their attributions, undertake the actions required for the low level (blue) and additionally carry out the following measures:
1) concentrating efforts to deter, detect and prevent situations that may cause a terrorist threat;
2) increasing control measures and ensuring public order at the border crossing points, airports, railway and car stations, and crowded places;
3) checking the state and level of physical protection and increasing security measures at critical infrastructure objects, in order to detect and prevent possible terrorist crises;
4) intensifying verification measures and ensure public order in places where the population gathers during mass events, cultural and sporting events, in order to detect possible indices and risk situations (explosive devices, people with suspicious or violent behavior, etc.);
5) additional training for employees involved in law enforcement measures and for the staff of facilities that may become targets for terrorist attacks;
6) checking the training level of forces and means that may be involved in response procedures during terrorist crisis situations or dealing with their consequences.
The SIS urges the public to remain calm, get informed from official sources, avoid unverified information and its sharing, and comply with the instructions that will be supplied by the Commission for Emergency Situations.