Terror warning from Maldives minister after 9/11 Eid ‘celebration’
People should stop and think if their actions would lead to terrorism or condone it, said the defence minister.
29 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives defence minister warned people not to condone terrorism, local media reported, after the 9/11 attacks on New York featured in an island’s Eid celebration.
Adam Shareef, who was speaking at the “Youth for Nation Talk Forum” organised by the Islamic Ministry, asked Maldivians to “stop and think” before doing things that condoned acts of terror.
The Eid ‘celebration’ that took place on Maafaru, Noonu Atoll, was criticised after photos of it appeared on Facebook.
The images show men armed with pretend rifles and a tower with a US flag on top of it. A plastic plane on a zip-line crashes into the tower, with smoke and fire billowing out. The Facebook post with the images was later removed.
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