Maldives army defuse presidential palace bomb
Bomb squad officers defused tonight a homemade bomb found on vehicle parked near the presidential palace in Malé. President Abdulla Yameen, who prefers to live at his private residence, only uses Muleeaage for official meetings.
02 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Bomb squad officers defused tonight a homemade bomb found on a vehicle parked near the presidential palace in Malé.
The bomb, made out of dynamite and wrapped in a t-shirt, was discovered near Muleeaage at 5pm today, according to the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF). The surrounding streets were cordoned off and people living in the neighborhood were evacuated.
President Abdulla Yameen, who prefers to live at his private residence, only uses Muleeaage for official meetings.
The military transported the bomb to the sports grounds at the city’s southwest corner at 6pm. Hundreds were evacuated from the Ekuveni Stadium and surrounding streets were closed to traffic. The bomb was defused at 9pm.
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