Former Maldives President Nasheed injured in bomb blast

Mohamed Nasheed, former President of Maldives and the current Speaker of Parliament, sustained injuries in a bomb blast near his home on Thursday night.

Ahmed Mahloof, Minister of Youth and Community Empowerment in Maldives, said the incident was reported at around 8.30pm (Maldives Time).

Nasheed was taken to ADK Hospital in Male where he is receiving treatment now, said Mahloof, who belongs to Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party.

“I am deeply worried. An act of terrorism… I am sure this government will take strict action against perpetrators,” Mahloof added.
He won multi-party elections in 2008 but was ousted in a coup four years later.

Mr Nasheed, 53, is currently serving as the speaker in parliament which is the Indian Ocean nation's second-most powerful position.