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Attempt on Gayoom’s life

Colombo: Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Tuesday survived an attempt on his life when a teenage boy scout stopped a youth from stabbing him as he was mingling with a crowd in the north of the Indian Ocean archipelago.

The attacker, a 20-year-old wielding a knife, jumped out of a crowd that gathered to welcome the President on his arrival at North Thiladhunmathi atoll in Hoarafushi islet and tried to stab Mr. Gayoom in his stomach.

However, Mohamed Jaisham (15) grabbed the youth and wrestled with him before the attacker was captured, officials said.

“An unidentified man attempted to attack the President with a knife today,” said a statement from the President’s Office in the capital Male.

“The President escaped this serious attack without any harm. However, a boy scout was injured in the incident,” it said. — PTI

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