Iran Press/Africa: Algerian Army Chief of Staff and Deputy Defense Minister, Ahmed Gaid Salah, on Tuesday, held a two-day visit to the southern province of Tamenrasset, where tens of thousands of troops are deployed to secure southern borderline amid terror threats coming from the Sahel region, the state-run ENTV channel reported.
While addressing army troops and officials, Salah reacted to the anonym internet calls for marches in Algeria.
He warned that “all those who call for violence, under any circumstance or motive, are, actually, overlooking the desire of Algerians to live in peace and security.”
This was the first time that the military institution reacted to the protests that started on Friday.
On Monday, Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia, also commented on the massive protests, as he called on citizens to be 'vigilant' so that they would not be used by anonymous parties to sow chaos in the country.
Protests sweeping across Algeria for the past week have called for wholesale regime change, and tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets of Algeria this Friday. 208/211/103
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