Maldives island council responds to 9/11 Eid ‘celebration’
The US embassy said it would not be commenting on the crude mock-up of the 9/11 attacks.
27 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
A Maldives island council Monday responded to controversy over Eid festivities depicting a plane crashing into a tower as part of the celebrations.
The Eid celebration that took place on Maafaru, Noonu Atoll, was criticised after photos of it were posted on Facebook. The Facebook post with the images has since been removed.
Abdul Majid Ali, the president of Maafaru Island Council, told the Maldives Independent the council had played no part in organising this year’s celebrations for Eid al-Adha.
Majid said that the celebrations were organised by the northern and southern wards of the island.
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