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Maldives police arrest VP over blast on president's boat
Unidentified injured people are evacuated after a blast on the Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom speedboat in Male, Maldives on Sept
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span class="inline inline-center">Unidentified injured people are evacuated after a blast on the Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom speedboat in Male, Maldives on Sept. 28. (Yoosuf Sofwan/Sun Online via AP)
Police say Maldives Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been arrested on suspicion of links to a blast on the presidential boat last month.
Police spokesman Ismail Ali said Adeeb was arrested Saturday at the airport when he returned from an official visit to China.
The Sept. 28 explosion took place aboard the boat when President Yameen Abdul Gayoom and his wife were returning to the capital from the airport after a hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The airport of this archipelago state is on a separate island.
Gayooom escaped unhurt but his wife, an aide and a bodyguard were injured. (kes)(+)
