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| Attempted assassination of Mohamed Nasheed | |
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 Ambulance carrying president Nasheed after attempted assassination | |
| Location | Malé, Maldives |
| Coordinates | 04°10′30.4″N 73°30′39.7″E / 4.175111°N 73.511028°E |
| Date | 6 May 2021 20:39 (UTC+5) |
| Target | Mohamed Nasheed |
| Weapons | IED |
| Deaths | None |
| Injured | 5 (including Nasheed) |
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On 6 May 2021, an assassination attempt was made against Maldivian Speaker of the People's Majlis and former president Mohamed Nasheed near his home in Malé. At 20:39 MVT (UTC+5), a homemade explosive device planted on a parked motorcycle exploded, injuring Nasheed and four others. Maldives authorities alleges it to be a terrorist attack by religious 'extremists'. Three suspects have been arrested.[1] The arrested suspects denied being involved;[2] all three of them had prior criminal records.[3]
The then-Maldivian president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih described the explosion as "an attack on Maldives' democracy and economy". He has promised a "swift and thorough" investigation, warning that the perpetrators will "face the full force of the law".[citation needed]
- ^ "May 6 blast suspects remanded into custody". avas.mv. 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Terror attack suspects deny involvement". One Online. 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Abdul Hadi, Ahmedulla (9 May 2021). "May 6 terror suspects deny involvement in blast". SunOnline International. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.