Former President Mohamed Nasheed was injured as a result of an IED explosion that took place near his house in the capital of the Maldives.
An Improvised explosive device (IED) was attached to a motorcycle near the car of the former president. The police qualified the incident as a terrorist attack.
The former president’s bodyguard and a witness, who is reportedly a citizen of another country, were also injured in the incident.
Mohamed Nasheed was injured and was urgently taken to a hospital in Male together with his bodyguard.