No evidence of bomb on Yameen’s speedboat, says FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found no evidence an explosive device caused the blast on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
01 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found no evidence an explosive device caused the blast on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
The government, citing forensic analysis by Sri Lankan and Saudi Arabian forensic experts, has fervently claimed the September 28 explosion was caused by a bomb targeting Yameen.
The explosion has plunged Maldives into crisis once again; Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was arrested on suspicion of plotting the alleged assassination attempt, while the defence minister, the police chief and several top government officials have been dismissed.
“There is no conclusive evidence to attribute the explosion on the boat to an IED,” an FBI spokesman told the WSJ. The FBI had reportedly examined evidence from the scene and conducted chemical trace tests.
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