Police presence in Cambridge is to be ramped upAndrew Griffin

Cambridgeshire Constabulary has announced that it will be increasing its presence in the city in response to this month’s terror attacks in Paris.

The Paris attacks, perpetrated by individuals aligning themselves with ISIS, killed 130 people and injured nearly 400 more.

The constabulary’s announcement comes after new guidelines were issued explaining how people should respond in the event of a terror attack.

The ‘Run, Hide, Tell’ guidance states that people should run away from gun attackers, if safe to do so, as evidence suggests the Paris attackers sought out victims who were playing dead.

Superintendent Nick Church told Cambridge News: “We are constantly reviewing our policing approach and especially now in light of the recent terror attacks in Paris”.

He stressed: “There is no current intelligence to indicate an immediate or specific risk to Cambridgeshire but we understand that people may still be worried”.

“We have increased our police patrols to offer reassurance to our communities and to be in a position to respond immediately to any change in circumstances.”

Church went on to say: “We would ask people to exercise the usual level of vigilance and to report any suspected terrorist activity or information to the UK’s free, confidential Anti-Terrorism Hotline on 0800 789 321”.

The announcement comes after Cambridge railway station was forced to close on Tuesday due to a security alert. Part of the station was evacuated at 1pm and all lines were blocked in response to an alleged bomb scare.

A second alert forced the evacuation of the station on Thursday, with Station Road also being closed at 6pm.

Countries including France, Russia and Mali have seen terrorist attacks over the past few months. In response, local and national police and security services have been on high-alert.

Only yesterday did the Belgian authorities lower the terror threat level to three.