Two Islamic State suspects charged over suicide attack plot
Authorities made several terror-related arrests in September following the United Kingdom updating its Maldives travel advice, saying terrorists were “very likely” to carry out an attack in the country.
14 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
Two people with connections to the Islamic State group have been charged for planning and attempting to take part in a suicide attack, officials confirmed Tuesday.
The men are affiliated with the jihadi group operating out of parts of Syria and Iraq, the Prosecutor General’s office said.
PG spokesman Adam Thaufeeq told the Maldives Independent that one was charged for planning a suicide attack while the other was charged for attempting to carry it out.
He was unable to provide details, including the suspects’ identities and the suicide attack.
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