Former President Mohamed Nasheed injured in explosion

The Maldives Police Service are currently hosting a press conference to detail progress into their investigation into Thursday night's explosion, which was an attempt on the life of Maldives' first democratically elected president and Speaker of Parliament, Mohamed Nasheed.

After 16 hours of surgery, former president and Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed had been moved to the Critical Care Unit in ADK Hospital.

President Nasheed had been put on a ventilator in the CCU and had remained unconscious until his vitas stabilized. Nasheed had been taken off the ventilator on Saturday morning as he had been observed to be breathing well.

Doctors from ADK Hospital have revealed that former president Mohamed Nasheed is now in stable condition. While major concerns have been attended to, doctors revealed that Nasheed would have a long road to recovery ahead.

Doctors revealed that they would be monitoring the former president closely as he was at a great risk of infection after having sustained internal injuries.

Doctors confirm that while the CT scan had showed shrapnel lodged in former president Nasheed's skull, the metal had been stuck in the skin of his scalp, and had not reached his skull or brain.

As the emergency trauma experienced by Speaker Nasheed was not the norm even for trained doctors, an experienced cardiologist from Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital was also part of the team of doctors that attended to the president.

Doctors had been unable to locate a piece of shrapnel in Speaker Nasheed's stomach, which was eventually found around his liver.

An echo was done to exactly locate the loose piece of shrapnel.

Doctors had worked to clear metal shards and shrapnel from Nasheed's limbs after his gut surgery, following which he was taken in for another CT.

There had been pieces of metal in Nasheed's left elbow, his thigh, and his knee-cap. Aside from the metal pieces, plastic and other foreign objects had also been discovered lodged in Speaker Nasheed's body,

Most of the shrapnel had come from Nasheed's left. There had been no exit wounds on his thigh from the shrapnel, but they had been found lodged in bone around his knee and elbow.

After Speaker Nasheed's bleeding had been controlled and his lung injury attended to, doctors began treating his stomach and abdominal area. The Speaker had three pieces of metal lodged in his gut, which were large enough to show up in a CT Scan.

Former President Nasheed had been found to have a perforated stomach, with 600 to 700ml of blood accumulated inside his stomach.

Doctors revealed that Nasheed's stomach had been perforated in four places, and that he had also experienced similar liver trauma. A razor piece had been scanned and removed from his liver, doctors confirm.

The team of doctors from ADK revealed that the piece of metal lodged near Speaker Nasheed's lung had been positioned around 1cm away from his heart. Doctors had discovered an exit wound, where the shrapnel had crashed through Speaker Nasheed's ribs and been dislodged from the other side.

In addition to this, former president Mohamed Nasheed had sustained at least seven more injuries around his chest area, but doctors revealed that there was no danger to his life because of them.

ADK Hospital added that after Speaker Nasheed's immediate wounds had been attended to, he had been given a CT Scan.

A full body screening of President Nasheed's person revealed that aside from external wounds, a number of small metal pieces had been lodged in his body,

Priority had been given to remove a piece of metal which had been lodged in Nasheed's lung.

Pieces of plastic were also seen to have been lodged in the Speaker's body.

During the ongoing operation conducted by police in connection to the terrorist attack which targeted Nasheed on Thursday night, a man is seen being taken from a house with his face covered.

In an ongoing press conference doctors at ADK Hospital have revealed that Nasheed was conscious and responding to questions when he was brought to the hospital on the night of the IED blast.

He was bleeding heavily due to which he was rushed to the operation theater immediately. His airway was cleaned and he was put on incubator in preparation for surgery.

Dr. Afaal, who had been on the team of first responders to treat former president Nasheed, is briefing members of the public on the Speaker's status with other members of the ADK team

ADK Hospital is currently conducting a press conference to update the public regarding former president Nasheed's condition after the IED blast targeting his life.

Police officers have been actively conducting an operation across Malé and Hulhumalé.

One individual has been arrested so far.

RaajjeMV's journalist at the scene has confirmed that officers are have taken a masked individual inside a residence in Hulhumalé.

The individual is believed to be the person who was arrested from the capital city.

Officers are currently conducting a search in the residence.

Officers of the Maldives Police Service have taken one more person into police custody.

In an operation currently being conducted in Alikilegefaanu Magu, officers have taken an individual into custody. The person was taken from the alley in which Musaafireen Private Limited Hajj and Umrah group office is located.

RaajjeMV's journalist at the scene reports that the individual's face was covered as he was being taken.

It has also been confirmed that a vehicle believed to be operated by the suspect has also been taken.

Officers are currently conducting operations in Malé and Hulhumalé in connection to the terrorist attack on former President Nasheed.

Former President Mohamed Nasheed is now off life support and doctors are "very happy" with his recovery progress.

Nasheed was able to speak a few words and promises to "come back stronger".

Maldives Police Service will be holding a press conference on Saturday evening.

In a statement on Saturday afternoon, the police institution revealed that they will be holding a press conference at the multipurpose hall of the Iskandar Building at 3:50pm on Saturday.

The presser will see authorities publicize the latest update regarding the terrorist attack on former president Mohamed Nasheed on May 6.

Earlier today MPS revealed that they have arrested two suspects in connection to the explosion.

Maldives Police Service (PMS) have urged the public to not share pictures and videos related to the 6 May 2021 Terror Attack, which left former president Mohamed Nasheed and four others injured on Thursday night. Police stated that speculation and spreading false information could very realistically hinder investigations and cause distress to families of the victims.

Maldives Police Service has confirmed that two individuals have been arrested in connection to the terrorist attack on Former President Mohamed Nasheed.

The police institution confirms that more details will be shared in a press briefing to be hosted on Saturday afternoon.

In a Twitter post on Friday afternoon, Amnesty International's South Asia Regional Office called on the government to conduct swift, impartial investigation into the terrorist attack on Speaker Nasheed and bring those responsible to justice.

Amnesty notes that the government has a duty to protect its citizens from any kind of violence.

Shamaal confirms that the IED used to attack Speaker Nasheed was not a timed device, but was detonated using a remote or command. In comparision to the IED detonated at Sultan Park in 2007, Major General Shamaal said that this device was far more powerful, and had detonated with razor as shrapnel for increased damage.

Shamaal said that the device was home-based, and that the materials used could be acquired in a domestic setting. However, Shamaal could not detail the exact contents of the IED at the press.

Major General Shamaal said there was more concern about trained and capable bomb makers active in the Maldives, than regarding the particular contents of the IED. Here, he especially highlighted that there were some Maldivians who were traveling abroad to join armed forces in active combats zones.