Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed hurt in blast near his home
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.
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Posted: May 06, 2021 3:19 PM ET | Last Updated: May 6
Police secure the site after a blast injured former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed in Male on Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images)
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 Male, police said.
Maldives first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohas amed Nasheed has been injured in a blast Thursday near his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, police 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.
Nasheed is being treated for shrapnel wounds under anaesthesia at hospital but two family members said he is talking and responsive. A foreign tourist was also injured.
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed injured in blast (Photo by AFP)
Male: Maldives first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has been injured in a blast on Thursday near his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, police said.
The police media unit text message did not give more details but said it has started investigations and urged the public to refrain from going to the blast area in the capital, Male.
Nasheed, now 53, became the first democratically elected leader of the archipelago state after a 30-year autocratic rule. He served as president from 2008 until 2012 when he resigned amid public protests.
2021/05/07 01:04 MALE, Maldives (AP) 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. The police media unit text message did not give more details but said it has started investigations and urged the public to refrain from going to the blast area in the capital, Male. Nasheed, now 53, became the first democratically elected leader of the archipelago state after a 30-year autocratic rule. He served as president from 2008 until 2012. Photos circulated in social media showed a ripped up motorcycle at the scene but it is still not clear whether the blast was an assassination attempt.
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Maldives former president Mohamed Nasheed injured in blast.
Maldives former 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.
The police media unit text message did not give more details but said it has started investigations and urged the public to refrain from going to the blast area in the capital, Male.
Nasheed, now 53, became the first democratically elected leader of the archipelago state after a 30-year autocratic rule. He served as president from 2008 until 2012.
Photos circulated in social media showed a ripped up motorcycle at the scene but it is still not clear whether the blast was an assassination attempt.