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Maldives arrests 2 over attack on ex-president
Maldivian police officers secure the area following a blast in Male, Maldives, May 6, 2021. (Photo: AP/Mohamed Sharuhaan)
08 May 2021 08:48PM (Updated:
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MALE, Maldives: Maldives police have arrested two people over an assassination attempt on former president Mohamed Nasheed who has been taken off life support, officials and relatives said on Saturday (May 8).
The Indian Ocean island has called in international help to investigate Thursday s bomb attack that left the democracy pioneer and climate activist needing 16 hours of surgery to remove shrapnel from his lungs, liver, chest, abdomen and limbs.
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Maldives ex-president Mohamed Nasheed in critical condition after bomb blast
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Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is in a critical condition following a bomb attack.
A British national was among four others injured in the blast, which is being treated as a terrorist incident. No-one has claimed the attack.
Australian police are travelling to the Maldives to help investigate.
Mr Nasheed was elected in 2008 but ousted in a coup four years later. He is now speaker of parliament - the nation s second-most powerful position.
The Indian Ocean nation is known for its luxury holiday resorts, but has also faced political unrest and Islamist militant violence.
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Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is conscious after life-saving surgery, his family said on Saturday, as police made two arrests in connection with the bomb blast that left him critically injured.
The bomb went off as Mr Nasheed, the president of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party and the current parliament speaker, was leaving his family home in the capital Male on Thursday.
Police said they had arrested two people in connection with the blast, which they said was being treated as a terror attack, but gave no further details.
Mr Nasheed, 53, underwent 16 hours of surgery to remove shrapnel from his lungs, liver, chest, abdomen and limbs.
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is conscious after life-saving surgery, his family said on Saturday, as police made two arrests in connection with a blast they said was being treated as a terror attack.