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Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed injured in ‘assassination attempt’
A 2019 photo shows former president Mohamed Nasheed (centre, right) with Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in Male.PHOTO: REUTERS
PublishedMay 7, 2021, 1:13 am SGT
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Former Maldives president and current parliamentary speaker Mohamed Nasheed underwent more surgery Friday following an assassination attempt but his condition was described as stable.
The Indian Ocean archipelago’s first democratically elected leader was seriously injured when a device attached to a motorcycle was detonated as he got into a car in the capital late Thursday, an official said.
“Nasheed escaped an assassination attempt,” a Maldivian government official told AFP. “He is injured, but his condition is stable.”
The private ADK hospital said the 53-year-old required further surgery following a thorough assessment of his condition.
The hospital did not give further details, but a family member said shrapnel was removed from a lung and his liver.
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Updated May 6, 2021
Police secure a site after a suspected bomb blast injured former Maldives president and current parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed in Male on May 6, 2021. (Photo by – / AFP)
A suspected bomb blast injured former Maldives president and current parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed on Thursday and he has been rushed to hospital, officials and residents said.
The explosion went off as Nasheed, 53, was getting into his car in the capital Male, an official from his Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), told AFP by telephone.
“It looks like some sort of an improvised explosive device, possibly rigged up to a parked motorcycle,” the official said adding that an investigation was under way.
Former Maldives President Injured In Blast, Hospitalized
Former Maldives President Injured In Blast, Hospitalized
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NDTV (Male); A suspected bomb blast injured former Maldives president and current parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed on Thursday and he has been rushed to hospital, officials and residents said.
The explosion went off as Nasheed, 53, was getting into his car in the capital Male, an official from his Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), told AFP by telephone.
“It looks like some sort of an improvised explosive device, possibly rigged up to a parked motorcycle,” the official said adding that an investigation was under way.
There were no details of the injuries suffered by Mohamed Nasheed. (File)
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A bomb blast injured former Maldives president and current parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed on Thursday, officials and residents said.
The 53-year-old pro-democracy pioneer was about to get into his car in the congested capital when a bomb rigged to a motorcycle was detonated, officials said. Nasheed escaped an assassination attempt, a Maldivian government official told AFP by telephone. He is injured, but his condition is stable.
Armed police units and security forces cordoned off the area where the attack took place.
The Indian Ocean nation of 330,000 Sunni Muslims is known for its regular political turmoil as well as its luxury holiday resorts.