2021-05-10 06:36:03 GMT2021-05-10 14:36:03(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MALE, May 10 (Xihua) The Maldives police have arrested the primary suspect in connection to a terrorist attack which injured Speaker of Parliament and former President Mohamed Nasheed last week, local media reported on Monday.
Ahmed Adhuham, 25, was apprehended by the police in Hulhumale 15 hours after the release of CCTV footage featuring him at the scene of the attack. Two other suspects, 21-year-old Mujaz Ahmed and 32-year-old Thahumeen Ahmed were arrested on Saturday.
State media reported that Maldives Parliamentary Committee on National Security Services will conduct an inquiry into the breach of the Speaker s security. The Committee has resolved to identify any negligence leading up to the attack, and may seek technical assistance from foreign experts.
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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. (Image Source: Reuters)
Updated: May 8, 2021, 06:02 PM IST
The Maldives Police on Saturday arrested two individuals in connection with the blast in which former president Mohamed Nasheed suffered injuries. Two individuals have been arrested in connection to May 6 terror attack. More information will be shared in a press briefing this afternoon, Maldives Police tweeted.
On Friday, the Maldives Police said the blast that injured former president Mohamed Nasheed was a deliberate act of terror . In a statement, 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.
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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.