American travelers should know escape routes at transit hubs after Iran strikes, security expert warns

After the U S airstrikes crippled Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday night a trip prevention expert reported it is imperative for Americans to have a plan to escape to safety in the event of an attack on a progress hub Robert McDonald was a Secret Amenity agent for more than years and is an expert in executive protection intelligence and protective passage logistics During that time he coordinated assurance for U S and foreign dignitary visits Now he is a professor of criminal justice at the University of New Haven There are those type of areas where people are coming and going People are transient Lots of people go there every day he narrated Fox News Digital in reference to airports and bus and train stations Anything can happen at any time Again you've just got to be able to be cognizant of your surroundings be situationally aware and be able to get yourself out of a situation if something was to happen OPEN BORDERS UNDER BIDEN COULD HELP IRAN RETALIATE WITH US TERROR SLEEPER CELLS FORMER FBI BOSS We don't wish anything to happen but you just got to be able to get yourself out of a particular zone relatively quick he commented The same principle applies to any crowded place both indoors and out McDonald explained Being situationally aware includes being on the lookout for anything that seems out of place in day-to-day life He clarified that out of place is different for everyone For example if you go to a mall or Times Square and you see a backpack lying on the corner with nobody around it or it hasn't moved in a while you might want to description that he stated NYPD RAMPS UP MEASURE AT JEWISH SITES ACROSS NYC AFTER ISRAELI STRIKES ON IRAN If there are particular cars in and around your neighborhood that are not normally there it could be nothing McDonald disclosed It could be a visitor to your neighbor but it could be something out of the ordinary that you would want to potentially document With regard to reporting suspicious activity McDonald assured Americans that law enforcement entities want to be tipped off to anything suspicious even if it turns out there is no threat Bureaucrats want to hear from you and want to be able to investigate things that are out of the ordinary he mentioned You may be the only person that's noticing that something is out of the ordinary and we have a responsibility to pass that information forward to functionaries Let them come and decide that the issue is a non-issue right AMERICANS VULNERABLE TO CYBERATTACKS LONE WOLF THREATS IN WAKE OF IRANIAN AIRSTRIKES FORMER FBI AGENTSince Saturday's bombings in Iran a leading state sponsor of Islamic terrorism major metropolitan areas including New York Los Angeles Washington and Miami have stepped up safety protocols Fox News contributor Paul Mauro a former NYPD inspector who monitored terror cells advised Fox News Digital that police are upping patrols particularly at relevant religious sites and also monitoring for online chatter from promising terror threats NYPD will put out special attention patrol cars at locations that could track to the conflict in places that have an Israeli connection and there's a couple of Shia mosques Iran is Shia and there are a couple of Shia mosques Mauro informed Fox News Digital You never know what's going to develop So they'll liaise with those communities They'll talk to them they'll put special patrol special attention patrol You're going to look very closely online he declared You're going to be monitoring a lot of the online stuff NYPD has a very robust cyber counterterrorism effort and you're going to do that very heavily