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Maldives Vice-President Adeeb arrested over 'bomb plot' | |
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The vice-president of the Maldives has been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate the president, the home minister says. | |
Ahmed Adeeb was in detention and being charged with high treason, Umar Naseer said on Twitter. | |
President Abdulla Yameen narrowly escaped injury when a blast struck the boat he was using to return home from the airport late last month. | |
In recent years, the Maldives has been rocked by political infighting. | |
Mr Yameen's election has been the subject of drawn-out wrangling. | |
Senior police officers were sacked as a result of an investigation into the blast, a week after the president fired his defence minister. | |
Police confirmed they arrested Mr Adeeb at the airport as he returned from an official overseas visit. | |
Home Minister Naseer said he was being held on a prison island. | |
Mr Yameen was unharmed in the 28 September boat explosion, but his wife, an aide and a bodyguard were hurt. |