Maldives: Islamic extremists behind attack on ex-president MOHAMED SHARUHAAN, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Maldivian 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/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3FILE - 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.Manish Swarup/APShow MoreShow Less