Zerhouni stresses that terror murdered 6% of security services potential

Zerhouni stresses that terror murdered 6% of security services potential

Tounsi “Explosive attacks may take place again”

El Khabar, 23 July 2007

General Director of National Safety Colonel Ali Tounsi stated that 4/11-like exhibitionist terrorist attacks are not excluded, but underscored however that security services will strive to limit the terrorist activities so as they “cannot perpetrate but one attack within 5 year as a short term aim”.
El Khabar asked Colonel Ali Tounsi about a possible terrorist attacks like those witnessed in 4/11, he answered “we cannot be sure about possible attacks… they are very likely to happen again.
Ali Tounsi exhorted the new security agenda implemented at the aftermath of the 4/11, as he said it covers all regions are its activation may spare us “bas surprises”.
Ali Tounsi recalled that the new security plan is to engage police services, gendarmerie as well as the army and stressed the need of citizens to be involved in the operation stating “the citizen should be our eye on the field”.
In a connected context, Algeria Press Service APS quoted Nourredine Yazid Zerhouni saying that terrorism murdered 6% of security services potential between 1992 and 2000.

23-07-2007
By Hamid Yes/ Translated by N. K