MANAMA: The Premier yesterday pledged to safeguard the image of Bahrain and prevent terror from ever reigning over it.

He vowed to continue defending the homeland and boosting national unity, commending people’s awareness and their ability to thwart the plots being woven against their country.

He affirmed that the failure of those who wanted to do harm to Bahrain is a success to the people who firmly rejected the conspiratorial calls for sedition and instability.

He was speaking as he received at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday a number of senior officials, Shura Council members, MPs, clerics, the intelligentsia, media persons and citizens.

“The will of the one million Bahrainis has been able to foil the plots of millions who dedicated their resources and used cunning mass media to target Bahrain.

“We shall tell them to go back to Bahrain’s history and read how this people drew heroic epics in thwarting conspiracies to realise who you are dealing with.

The present generation is an extension of those heroes,” the Premier said.

He urged all to be up to the responsibilities entrusted with them, asserting that there should be no hesitation or laxity in fulfilling the
will of the people and ensuring Bahrain’s security and stability.

Moreover, he pointed out that decisiveness which characterised the government’s work in dealing with terrorism was derived from the power of the people and was a natural reaction to meet the
requirements of the current phase.

He said the Bahraini society will always remain strong and united in confronting challenges threatening national security and stability.

“Bahrain may be small in size but it is big with its people. It will never drown, thanks to God and cohesion of its people, in the cauldron of anarchy and sabotage,” he stressed, vowing zero tolerance of terrorists and lawbreakers.

“Anyone who thinks of or tries to divide the Bahraini society will never succeed,” the Premier asserted, calling to be cautious of
what is going around in the region.

He also commended the role of journalists and media persons in defending national issues and highlighting threats to the nation.