Maldives in shock after explosion wounds Speaker Mohamed Nasheed

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The President of the Maldives has described an explosion that injured his predecessor as an attack on democracy.

Mohamed Nasheed, the current speaker of parliament, is in hospital following the blast near his home in the capital, Male.

Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports.

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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel

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