(CNN) Aviation police officers in Chicago are sitting targets for potential terrorists because they don't carry guns and are told to run and hide in the event of an attack, the union representing the officers said Thursday. Matt Brandon, the secretary-treasurer of SEIU Local 73, warned city officials that the terrorist attack in Turkey is a "clear signal from international terrorists that they intend to kill and maim people in airports across the world." Officers repeatedly told CNN that the policy puts them in danger. Many also work in suburban police departments or are military veterans. CNN investigation in December revealed that the nearly 300 aviation police officers at O'Hare and Midway airports are not only unarmed, but they are instructed to "run and hide" in the event of an active shooter.

Source: CNN June 30, 2016 18:00 UTC