Maldives ex-president Mohamed Nasheed in critical condition after bomb blast
Maldives ex-president Mohamed Nasheed in critical condition after bomb blast
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is in a critical condition following a bomb attack.
A British national was among four others injured in the blast, which is being treated as a terrorist incident. No-one has claimed the attack.
Australian police are travelling to the Maldives to help investigate.
Mr Nasheed was elected in 2008 but ousted in a coup four years later. He is now speaker of parliament – the nation’s second-most powerful position.
The Indian Ocean nation is known for its luxury holiday resorts, but has also faced political unrest and Islamist militant violence.
Maldives ex-president Mohamed Nasheed in critical condition after bomb blast
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Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is in a critical condition following a bomb attack.
A British national was among four others injured in the blast, which is being treated as a terrorist incident. No-one has claimed the attack.
Australian police are travelling to the Maldives to help investigate.
Mr Nasheed was elected in 2008 but ousted in a coup four years later. He is now speaker of parliament - the nation s second-most powerful position.
The Indian Ocean nation is known for its luxury holiday resorts, but has also faced political unrest and Islamist militant violence.
Maldives former president Mohamed Nasheed critical after bomb blast
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Saturday May 08, 2021
Maldives former President Mohamed Nasheed speaks during a news conference ahead of the Maldives presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka September 21, 2018. Photo: Reuters
The Maldives speaker of parliament and former president, Mohamed Nasheed, was in critical care on Friday after being severely wounded in a bomb blast outside his home, hospital authorities said, in what police are treating as a terrorist attack.
Nobody has claimed responsibility for Thursday s explosion in the capital Male that has revived security concerns in the Indian Ocean islands, known for luxury resorts but which have also faced political unrest and Islamist militant violence.
1 of 2 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)
2 of 2 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. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)