2007 Malé bombing

2007 bombing in Sultan Park 2007 Malé bombing Sultan Park near the Islamic Centre in Malé, Maldives Unknown September 29, 2007 About 14:30Maldives help for Qatar pair hurt in blast http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=176126&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 Gulf Times 2 October 2007 3 October 2007 7 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607141627/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=176126&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 dead UTC+5 Bombing None 12 16 arrested, 5 released Home-made bomb The 2007 Malé bombing was a bomb blast on September 29, 2007, in Sultan Park near the Islamic Centre in the Maldivian capital Malé, injuring 6/7 foreign tourists.29 September 2007 12 tourists hurt in Maldives bomb https://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/maldives.explosion/ 21 June 2024 CNN29 September 2007 Twelve tourists injured in Maldives explosion https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maldives-explosion/bomb-blast-wounds-12-tourists-in-maldives-capital-idUSCOL8415420070929/ 21 June 2024 Reuters The park is located in the shadow Maldivian Army (MNDF) Headquarters where several surveillance cameras are trained. It was the first known bombing to take place in the Maldives. Local media reported that the bomb was homemade, and consisted of a gas cylinder, a washing machine motor and a mobile phone. The tourists hurt were eight from China, two from Britain, and two from Japan.29 September 2007 Tourists hurt in Maldives blast https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7019929.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20120204040114/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7019929.stm 4 February 2012 21 June 2024 BBC News A state of high alert was declared in Maldivian cities. Both the airports and ferry services in Male' were placed on high alert. The president also held a security meeting at his residence attended by Home Minister Abdullah Kamal Deen, National Security Advisor Colonel Mansoor, and Tourism Minister Mahmood Shaugy. Suspects Within 48 hours, 12 suspects—ten Maldivian nationals and two foreigners—were arrested by police.1 October 2007 Some perpetrators of Sultan Park bombing have confessed – Police http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/?page=details&id=18621 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110518072900/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/?page=details&id=18621 18 May 2011 3 October 2007 Haveeru Daily https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7020319.stm Ten arrested over Maldives blast BBC News 2007-10-01 2012-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324233624/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7020319.stm live Tourism Minister Mahamood Shaugee said: ‘In total, police have arrested 10 suspects.’ Seven of the arrested are Maldives nationals and two are Bangladeshi nationals. On October 3 at a police press conference, an assistant commissioner of police gave reporters information on two of the suspects:4 October 2011 Police release details of two plotters, more CCTV footage http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/?page=details&id=18656 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110518072917/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/?page=details&id=18656 18 May 2011 4 October 2011 Haveeru Daily Ahmed Naseer from Kanduhulhudhoo, Gaafu Alifu Atoll, and Moosa Inas from Kalhaidoo, Laamu Atoll. Both are Maldivian natives in their early twenties. Mosque standoff A standoff occurred when Maldivian authorities investigating the explosion attempted to enter the Dar-al-Khuir mosque on the island of Himandhoo.Maldives: Extremism and Terrorism https://www.counterextremism.com/countries/maldives-extremism-and-terrorism 21 June 2024 Counter Extremism Project A 40-hour standoff ensued between authorities and male congregants, ending in the arrest of 60 men and boys, and injuries to 30 police, including one whose hand was chopped off.Chou Chan Tau 6 November 2007 Maldives faces social divide https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2007/11/6/maldives-faces-social-divide 21 June 2024 Al Jazeera Sentences In December, three men were sentenced to 15 years in jail after they confessed to the bombing.http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3999380 ABC News: ABC News ABC News 2008-01-10 2011-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110622091922/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3999380 dead Minivan Daily reported on 18 August 2010 that two of those imprisoned, Ahmed Naseer and Mohamed Sobah, had their sentences changed from incarceration to three-year suspended sentences under observation. Indian Newspaper The Week reported that charities that served as fronts for Pakistani terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba used disaster relief missions to tsunami torn Maldives as an opportunity to recruit potential jihadists.Dasgupta Anupam 23 January 2011 A Male-volent link http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?BV_ID=@@@&contentType=EDITORIAL&sectionName=TheWeek%20COVER%20STORY&programId=1073755753&contentId=8629176 The Week It surprised India when Nasheed freed two prime accused in the 2007 Sultan Park bombings in Male in August 2010. We are planning to send Mohamed Sobah and Ahmed Naseer [the two accused] back to jail. We feel they are dangerous to our society and we are not willing to risk internal security, said Ahmed Muneer, deputy commissioner of the Maldives police. 24 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110124004559/http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?BV_ID=@@@&contentType=EDITORIAL&sectionName=TheWeek%20COVER%20STORY&programId=1073755753&contentId=8629176 They reported two prime suspects in the bombing, Mohamed Sobah and Ahmed Naseer, were set free in August 2010, International reactions : The Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the act of violence.MFA Press Statement: Bomb attack in Male', Maldives on 29 September 2007 https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Statements-Transcripts-and-Photos/2007/10/MFA-Press-Statement-Bomb-attack-in-Male-Maldives-on-29-September-2007 21 June 2024 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore) Footnotes External links Video of the explosion from BBC newsSeptember 2025 medicmedic Maldives Category:Terrorist incidents in Asia in 2007 Category:2007 controversies Category:2007 in the Maldives Category:Terrorist incidents in the Maldives Category:History of Malé Category:Attacks on tourists in Asia Category:September 2007 in Asia Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 2007 Category:Mosque bombings in Asia Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2007 Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Asia Category:Attacks on mosques in the 2000s Category:Armed standoffs in Asia