I got woken up this morning because my wife saw a news story about the "bombing" in Male'. I ran out to the TV but they had already turned to another story. My thoughts then were that it must have been pretty big to make the news here in Australia. Either that or it has been a very slow news day.
So anyways I got on the internet and the Maldives blogosphere was overflowing with posts about this incident. Someone had made an IED which had exploded in Sultan Park injuring 12 tourists. Two Brits who got the worst of the deal had about 50 percent burns to their bodies and are still in ADK hospital. The ten other tourists have been treated and discharged.
After this morning's news I kept an eye on the TV and about an hour ago SBS World News also reported this story. They also reported that the Australian Government have issued travel warnings to Maldives.
The CCTV video of the explosion has bveen posted on Haveeru. There is also this video on Youtube showing a news report by the BBC. It is a small explosion but given the place it happened, so close to home, it sends chills down my spine.
So Maldives seems to be following in the footsteps of Sri Lanka, Burma and countless other countries where this sort of thing is almost commonplace now. I have friends in Sri Lanka who have relocated to escape the fighting there. I hope, I hope that it doesnt get that bad, that this was just a one time thing and that someday I would be able to bring my wife home with me.
5 comments:
I think it is inaccurate and wrong to say that Maldives is following in the footsteps of Sri Lanka or burma or other countries. We're following in the footsteps of countries under attack by Islamist thugs. There is a huge difference.
its scary either way. I think I'll just stay right here.
Simon, I did not say that Maldives IS following... I said that we SEEM to be...
Its not inaccurate anyways. They all start out small and things always escalate. I am just hoping I am wrong here...
u can't rule out the possiblity of a spate of terrorist attacks now that we've proven our ability to produce and execute explosive devices. u mite wanna have a look at the post i wrote about it...
@simon,
Islamist Thugs????
man, they are not islamists, They are just people who do not understand Islam. Islam doesn't permit actions like these. I am a Muslim, And when you say Islamist Thugs, it doesn't sound very good. B'coz it includes all Muslims.
So shall we rephrase your sentense. Its not "Islamist Thugs", Its "Thugs".
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