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image captionFormer President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed underwent 16 hours of surgery
Police in the Maldives say they have arrested the alleged prime suspect in the attempted assassination of the country s former president.
Adhuham Ahmed Rasheed, 25, was arrested on Sunday, three days after Mohamed Nasheed, 53, was badly injured in an explosion outside his home in the Indian Ocean nation s capital, Male.
Mr Nasheed s condition had improved on Saturday, according to family.
A British national and two others were also injured in the 6 May bombing.
The official Twitter account of the Maldives Police announced the arrest on Sunday, saying the man is believed to be the prime suspect in the attack.