US issues security alert for Maldives
Special Ops used teargas to disperse opposition supporters celebrating a Supreme Court decision and officers with riot shields on one of Malé’s main roads told people not to take part in any protests, asking everyone to immediately leave.
03 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
There is an increased chance of protests in Malé, the US warned Saturday, issuing a security alert for the Maldives as tensions run high in the capital.
Special Ops used teargas to disperse opposition supporters celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision to release high-profile prisoners. Officers with riot shields on one of Malé’s main roads told people not to take part in any protests, asking everyone to immediately leave.
Reporters from the Maldives Independent witnessed people being manhandled to the floor before being arrested and led away. They also saw around a dozen canisters of teargas thrown towards protesters.
The US embassy’s security alert follows an updated travel advisory from the UK about unrest in the troubled tropical paradise.
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