Attempted assassination of Mohamed Nasheed
| 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. Maldivian authorities allege it to be a terrorist attack by religious 'extremists'. Three suspects have been arrested. The arrested suspects denied being involved; all three of them had prior criminal records.
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".