Police say mass-casualty terror plot foiled
Acting on a tip-off about the attack, a joint operation was launched by the army and police.
By
Aminath Shifleen
Police have foiled a terror attack that was being carried out using explosives to kill many people, and have arrested 14 people.
At a press conference held at police headquarters on Monday, police said the attack was planned for Friday by a group of ISIS sympathisers in Maldives. The police are yet to ascertain where the attack was planned.
Acting on a tip-off about the plan, a joint operation was launched by the army and police.
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The operation was carried out in Male and Addu, as well as in K. Guraidhoo
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A total of 14 people were arrested in connection with the planned terror attack
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These include 10 people from Addu, two from Male and two from Guraidhoo
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Those arrested were all men above the age of 18, and all from Addu
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Nine of them were earlier arrested in a terror related sedition case
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During the raid, 11 houses in Addu and four in Male were raided
Police inspector Uswat Ahmed said all the arrested have been remanded into police custody.
