Following last week’s terror attacks in Brussels, Secretary of State John Kerry told Americans abroad to be “vigilant,” but not to “live in fear.”
“It’s really a matter of common sense, but there are guidelines and the State Department is ready to help anyone understand exactly what that means,” he said Saturday on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” he said on how Americans should adjust their plans.
“It means avoid a crowded place where you have no control over who may be there, have a sense of vigilance to watch who’s around you,” he added. “If you see a guy walking into an airport with a black glove in one hand and nothing on the other and there are two of them the same way and they are pushing a big suitcase, maybe that tells you something.”
Kerry just returned from Brussels, where he following the Tuesday attacks that left dozens dead.
The Secretary of State said there is no need for travelers to cancel trips to Europe. He said it is unfortunate that terror threats could affect American’s vacations.
“There are realities that there are dangers around. I don’t want to scare anybody. I don’t think you have to be,” Kerry continued. “The odds of being hit by a terrorist are far less than the odds of an injury in the course of daily life whether it’s an accident in an automobile or a home or elsewhere. So people do not have to live in fear. But it doesn’t mean you should be oblivious to your surroundings.”
