Vice President of the Maldives arrested related 'murder plot'

Vice President Ahmed Adeeb had just returned from an official visit abroad when arrested. EFP

Vice President of the Maldives held in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate the president, according to the interior minister.



Adeeb Ahmed was detained and charged with treason, according to Umar Naseer through his tweets on Twitter.

President Abdulla Yameen explosion survived the attack on the ship he used to return to the capital city from the airport, late last month.

In recent years, the Maldives shaken by political competition.

Yameen won the election results is also inseparable from the struggle long.

Enhanced security in the capital Male amid fears of a "disturbance" in the Maldives daily Haveeru.

"On Saturday morning, trucks filled with police and soldiers were seen in every street of the capital," according to the report.

Police detained

Yemeni president and his wife were heading to Male from the island, the location of the airport on September 28, when the ship they were having a blast.

They had just returned from the pilgrimage.

Bomb under the seat usually occupied by President Yameen exploded on 28 September. Reuters

President survived, but his wife and some others to be injured when a bomb exploded under the seat usually occupied by Yameen.

The government calls this incident as attempted murder and have arrested two senior police - a week after the president fired his defense minister.

However, on Saturday, Adeeb was also arrested at the airport upon his return from an official visit abroad, police said.

Interior Minister Naseer said Adeeb detained in the prison island.

Adeeb denied any connection with the blast. He had three months served as vice president after the previous vice president was fired by Yameen, also on charges of treason. (cnnindonesia)