Bomb scare in Maldives capital
The military’s bomb squad has removed a suspected improvised explosive device found near the vacant presidential palace this morning.
14 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
The military’s bomb squad has removed a suspected improvised explosive device found near the vacant presidential palace this morning.
Credible sources within the security services told The Maldives Independent that the IED was placed under a lorry parked at the intersection of Alikilegefaanu Magu and Hithahfinivaa Magu.
The police cordoned off the roads around Muleeage and officers from the military’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit were seen in the area wearing protective suits.
The IED was carried away in a military vehicle loaded with sacks of sand. A jammer vehicle was also spotted behind the Maldives National Defence Force vehicle.
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