Explosion on president’s speedboat, President Yameen unharmed
A loud blast was heard just as the ‘Finifenmaa’ speedboat docked at the pier, followed by glass shattering, and the door on the speedboat fell off its hinges. Yameen was not injured, but First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim, a presidential aide, and a bodyguard are undergoing treatment for injuries.
28 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
An explosion occurred on a speedboat carrying President Abdulla Yameen from the airport to Malé this morning.
Yameen was unharmed, but First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim, a presidential aide, and a bodyguard are undergoing treatment for injuries, President’s Office Minister Mohamed Hussain Shareef told The Maldives Independent.
The first lady and Fathmath Mohamed Solih, undersecretary at the president’s office, did not suffer serious injuries, Shareef said, and are currently undergoing treatment at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH).
The president’s bodyguard, Abdul Nasir, is in “pretty bad shape,” Shareef said, but the injuries are not life-threatening.
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