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.
Former Maldives president injured in blast outside home
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Thursday May 06, 2021
Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and former president Mohamed Nasheed arrive at an election campaign rally ahead of their parliamentary election on Saturday, in Male, Maldives April 4, 2019. Reuters/File
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed injured in a blast outside his family home.
He was the country s first democratically elected president after winning the first multi-party elections in 2008.
He was toppled in a coup in 2012 and was unable to contest the 2018 presidential elections.
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed suffered injuries in a blast outside his family home police said Thursday.