21 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
Motorbikes parked near the Ihsaan shop in the Maafannu ward of the capital Malé were set on fire in the early hours of Thursday.
The fire was reported to the military’s fire and rescue service around 3:46am. A team of firefighters managed to put it out in about 10 minutes, according to the Maldives National Defence Force.
No one was injured.
Six motorcycles were destroyed beyond repair and two cycles were damaged, police said. Pipes in a garage at the Sabudheli house were also damaged in the fire.
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