Former President Mohamed Nasheed, who is currently in Norway to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum has extended his condolences to those that suffered in the bomb attack at the Manchester Arena on Monday. 

In a tweet on Tuesday, Nasheed described the suicide attack, which had reportedly killed several children, as cowardly. 

The attacker had detonated an ‘improvised explosive device’ – according to the British police – in the arena, which was full of concertgoers watching singer Ariana Grande perform. 

22 people have been confirmed dead, with The Guardian reporting that 59 have been injured. 

The Britain police’s counter-terrorism unit and the M15 security service are investigating the attack, as authorities have 

The investigation into the attack involves the police counter-terrorism network and Britain’s domestic security service, MI5.

The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that no Maldivians had been injured in the attack.