Islamist threat will never affect Morocco, premier

"There is no fear to see the Islamist threat affect Morocco," Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi, said Friday.

Morocco, which has shared borders with Algeria --a country trapped in a spiral of Islamist violence since 1992-- has always been shielded against this phenomenon thanks to the sound organization of citizens by political parties, trade unions and NGOs, Youssoufi told the Hiwar Al-Oussbou program aired by the Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC).

Youssoufi underlined that "thanks to its vigilance and the sustained action of the security services, Morocco dismantled a terrorist network before it translates its plans into action."

He noted that "what happened was of limited range." A judicial action is under way and the concerned persons have their cases handled by the justice in total transparency," he said.