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Maldivian police officers secure the area following a blast in Male, Maldives, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Maldives first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has been injured in a blast Thursday near his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, police said.
Mohamed Sharuhaan - stringer, AP
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed delivers a lecture on climate change in New Delhi, India. Nasheed has been injured in a blast Thursday, May 6, 2021 near his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, police said.
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Maldives police say blast that hurt Nasheed act of terrorism
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Maldivian police officers secure the area following a blast in Male, Maldives, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Maldives first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has been injured in a blast Thursday near his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, police said. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sharuhaan)
MALE, Maldives – The Maldives police said Friday an explosion that wounded former President Mohamed Nasheed was an act of terrorism but no suspects were identified. Australian police said they are ready to assist the investigation.
Nasheed, 53, was wounded in the blast Thursday night outside his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, Male, police said. Home Minister Imran Abdulla told a local television that his injuries were not life-threatening.
After the explosion in the Maldives, in shock, Mohamed Nasheed | spokesperson Maldives News
Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives and current speaker of parliament, remains in hospital bomb attack which shocked serious shrapnel wounds and the Indian Ocean archipelago.
The 53-year-old had just left his home in the capital Male and was about to get into his car late on Thursday when a motorbike bomb exploded. Neighbors said the blast was heard in the city.
Nasheed suffered multiple injuries in the blast and was taken to hospital for treatment, including surgery. Interior Minister Imran Abdulla said Nasheed’s injuries do not endanger life in the local media. One of Nasheed’s bodyguards was also taken to hospital.
Maldives police say blast that hurt former President Mohamed Nasheed act of terrorism
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Last Updated: May 07, 2021, 02:11 PM IST
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Nasheed, 53, was wounded in the blast Thursday night outside his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, Male, police said. Home Minister Imran Abdulla told a local television that his injuries were not life-threatening.
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The Maldives police said Friday an explosion that wounded former President Mohamed Nasheed was an act of terrorism but no suspects were identified.
Australian police said they are ready to assist the investigation.
Nasheed, 53, was wounded in the blast Thursday night outside his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, Male, police said. Home Minister Imran Abdulla told a local television that his injuries were not life-threatening.