Reporting suspicious activities at the G7

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• How to report
• Indicators of suspicious activities

Indicators of suspicious activities

• Acquisition or possession of military type equipment (for example, gas masks);
• Acquisition or possession of material that could contain irritant chemical agents (such as cayenne pepper, smoke bombs, extinguishers, etc.);
• Acquisition or possession of dual use materials or weapons;
• Possession of items that can be thrown or used for vandalism;
• Presence of a suspicious substance;
• Change in appearance or dress style;
• Change in the way of thinking and interacting with others;
• Suspicious training or weapons handling activities (virtual or real);
• Implicit or explicit threats (for example, on social media or blogs);
• Rejection of the State (politics and social values);
• Participation in radical activities or demonstrations and the use of extremist language;
• Overconsumption of hate and violent propaganda images and videos on the Internet;
• Possession of propaganda material promoting violence (pamphlets, books, videos, DVDs, music, websites, etc.);
• Eliciting information: asking personnel questions in relation to infrastructure, schedules, etc.;
• Online research in order to perpetrate an attack;
• Reconnaissance of a possible target;
• Unusual reconnaissance or surveillance or taking photos for reconnaissance purposes;
• Suspicious overflight of drone, airplane or helicopter, etc.;
• Breaking and entering, intrusion, attempted intrusion, or security testing (physical or electronic);
• Suspicious theft, loss, misplacement or possession of uniforms, keys, ID, etc.;
• Sabotage, alteration, or vandalism.

The presence of one of the above-mentioned indicators does not necessarily signal criminal activity. However, the probability increases with the number of indicators detected. All signs must be examined in context. If you are in doubt, contact the Combined Intelligence Group.