Yoga Day event in Male disrupted by religious extremists; Maldives condemns incident

Uniindia: Male/New Delhi, June 21 (UNI) An International Yoga Day event in the Maldives capital was on Tuesday morning disrupted by a violent mob of Islamist extremists who swarmed into the venue, waving Islamic flags, and pushed and threatened the participants, who included India''s High Commissioner Munu Mahawar, and other members of the diplomatic community.

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