Avoid narrow passages and do not keep your hands in your pockets: the interior Ministry reminded the rules of safe behavior in the crowd

On the eve of a single security day, which this year will be held on September 24, the Interior Ministry reminded citizens of the basic rules of safe behavior in crowds. Today, September 18, at a press conference in the media center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, they were voiced by the senior inspector for special assignments of the department for mass events of the law enforcement department of the main department of law enforcement and prevention of public security police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kozlovsky, reports sb.by.

Vladimir Kozlovsky began with the main thing: once in the crowd, do not go to the center, stick to the edge. Avoid narrow passages, pillars and glass windows. Don't keep your hands in your pockets. Bend them at the elbows and press them against the torso. This will allow you to move safely in the crowd.

- During this year, police officers ensured the security of more than 28,000 mass events. There were no emergencies, Vladimir Kozlovsky concluded.

When asked by journalists how to act if a child is lost, the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs explained that it is necessary to seek help from the nearest police officer. He said such incidents are not uncommon. As a rule, the child is found within 5-10 minutes.

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