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Maldives vice-president arrested Maldives Vice-President Adeeb arrested over 'bomb plot'
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Maldives vice-president arrested over alleged plot to assassinate president, home minister says The vice-president of the Maldives has been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate the president, the home minister says.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Ahmed Adeeb was in detention and being charged with high treason, Umar Naseer said on Twitter.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. 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.