Parliament Speaker, former President Mohamed Nasheed, who was traveled overseas to treat injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt in May, has just returned to Maldives – after four months abroad.
Nasheed was welcomed at Velana International Airport by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
The assassination attempt on Nasheed involved a homemade remote-controlled IED which was strapped to motorcycle parked nearby Nasheed’s residence in Male’ City, and was detonated at 08:27 pm on May 6, just as Nasheed, 54, exited his residence and went to get in his car. Nasheed was thrown to the ground and sustained multiple shrapnel wounds, while three members of his security detail and two bystanders sustained minor wounds.
He was rushed to ADK Hospital, where he underwent multiple life-saving surgeries to remove ball bearings and other shrapnel, some of which perforated his internal organs.
He was airlifted to a military hospital in Germany on May 13, and traveled to the United Kingdom on July 21.
Nasheed had also recently traveled to the UAE to attend the Dubai Expo - prior to his arrival in Maldives.
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Speaker Nasheed arrives in Maldives after four months
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