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The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) – the main ruling party – said that the explosion outside the residence of Nasheed, the country’s former president, was an attempt on his life.
”Deeply concerned at the attack on Speaker @MohamedNasheed. Wish him a speedy recovery. Know that he will never be intimidated,” Jaishankar, currently in London on an official visit, tweeted.
MDP chairperson Hussain Latheef said his party believes that it was ”a terrorist attack to assassinate Speaker Nasheed.”
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”The extent of his injuries are unclear at this point,” Sun Online reported.
Nasheed, 53, became the first democratically elected leader of Maldives. He served as president from 2008 until 2012 when he resigned amid public protests.