Plots targeting Bahrain are doomed to failure, said Interior Minister

Manama: Aug. 4 (BNA): Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa slammed Qatari and Iranian designs targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain. “Qatari and Iranian conspiracies to subvert national unity and spark chaos are doomed to failure”, he said in a statement to Al-Hayat newspaper. He said the unity of loyal people of Bahrain will always be a bulwark that protects the homeland and strengthens the nation to confront challenges. He said that Qatar and Iran have long been plotting to target Bahrain’s security, stability and national unity. “If Iran targets the Shiite sect Qatar preys on the Sunnis and Shiites”, he said, describing Qatari and Iranian conspiracies as being systematic. He said that Iran relies on fanning the flames of sectarianism to interfere in Bahrain’s internal affairs blatantly, while Qatar seeks to undermine social cohesion and damage family bonds, which represents an affront to authentic Arab and Islamic values and customs. “Our national identity is strong, inclusive and difficult to infiltrate or erode” he said, adding that the patriotic identity strengthens Bahrain to thwart all plots and attempts to fuel sectarianism. “These desperate conspiracies will only make us united and strong more than ever”, said the Minister of Interior.