Attack on ex-president Nasheed was a deliberate act of terror : Maldives Police ANI | Updated: May 07, 2021 17:34 IST
Male [Maldives], May 7 (ANI): The MaldivesPolice on Friday said the blast that injured former presidentMohamed Nasheed was a deliberate act of terror .
In a statment, the police said that all necessary resources available and forensic teams are being utilised to aid the investigation of the blast that took place in Neelaofary Hingum.
On Thursday night, an explosion took place near Nasheed s residence as he was getting in his car. Four more people were injured in this attack, according to the Police.
Nasheed was rushed to a hospital where he had undergone multiple successful surgeries so far and is required one more essential procedure, The Edition reported.
Maldives Ex-president Critical After Assassination Attempt
05/07/21 AT 8:32 AM
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was in a critical condition on Friday following an assassination attempt, doctors said.
Nasheed, 53, the Maldives first democratically elected president and still an important figure in the island nation s murky politics, was rushed to hospital after an explosion late Thursday.
Since then he has undergone 16 hours of life-saving operations in the capital Male for injuries to his head, chest, abdomen and limbs. Armed police units and security forces cordoned off the area where the attack took place Photo: AFP / -
The private ADK hospital said Friday evening that Nasheed was in a critical condition in intensive care .
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Male, Maldives – Police in the Maldives have said an explosion that left Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s former president and current speaker of parliament, in critical condition was a “deliberate act of terror”.
The 53-year-old leader of the ruling party was rushed to hospital in the capital, Male, after a device attached to a motorbike exploded at approximately 8:30pm local time on Thursday. He remains in intensive care after undergoing “a successful final, critical, life-saving procedure”, ADK Hospital said on Friday.
Nasheed required multiple surgeries over a 16-hour period to remove shrapnel and treat life-threatening injuries to the head, chest, abdomen and chest, the hospital tweeted as the police briefed reporters on Friday afternoon.