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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.
Saturday, 8 May, 2021 - 07:00
Maldivian police officers inspect the area after a blast outside the family home of the speaker of parliament, former President Mohamed Nasheed, in Male, Maldives April 6, 2021. Maldives Police Service/Handout via REUTERS Asharq Al-Awsat
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed remained in intensive care Saturday as security services stepped up the hunt for the attackers, who allegedly used a remote control bomb on the democracy pioneer and climate activist.
The 53-year-old, who remains the Indian Ocean country s number two leader, is recovering from 16 hours of surgery to remove shrapnel from his lungs, liver, chest, abdomen and limbs after the attack on Thursday night.
Nasheed feeling ‘good’ after surviving bomb blast
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Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is conscious after life-saving surgery, his family said yesterday, as police made two arrests in connection with a blast they said was being treated as a terror attack. Nasheed, the president of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party and the current parliament speaker, was critically injured after a bomb exploded as he left his family home in the capital Male on Thursday. Police gave no details on the arrests. Nasheed, the Maldives first democratically-elected president, is an outspoken critic of Islamic extremism in the Sunni Muslim island archipelago, and has been instrumental in investigating graft allegations against opposition leaders.
Former Maldives president Nasheed wounded in bomb attack
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Sat, May 08, 2021
MALA: Former Maldives president and current parliamentary speaker Mohamed Nasheed underwent more surgery on Friday following an assassination attempt, as the country’s leader vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Following the Thursday night assassination attempt, Nasheed, 53, underwent three surgical procedures to remove shrapnel from his lungs and liver, officials said.
In a televised address to the nation, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih announced that a team from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) would arrive on Saturday to aid the investigation.
Solih described the attack as an assault on the fledgling democracy, promising the perpetrators would face the full force of the law. Maldivian police said they were treating Thursday’s bomb attack as an act of terrorism and urged the public to provide any information that could identify the perpetrators.