Maldives - Trouble in paradise

Good old joe
By Good old joe

The ousted president of the Maldives, credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean island resort, said on Wednesday he was forced out of power at gunpoint, prompting clashes between police and angry supporters.

Yes, I was forced to resign at gunpoint," Nasheed told reporters after his party meeting a day after his resignation. "There were guns all around me and they told me they wouldn't hesitate to use them if I didn't resign."

In the end, the military marched him into his own office to order his own resignation, a close aide told Reuters in the first witness account of Nasheed's exit.

http://www.emirates247.com/news/world/i-was-ousted-at-gunpoint-maldives-...

By Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte• 9 Feb 2012 16:48
Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte

lol Typhoon perfect place

By Typhoon-2012• 9 Feb 2012 16:40
Typhoon-2012

oh my god... I was supposed to be going there for valentine,s day. Looks like trouble spreading to new places now.

Gandpat should I instead go to Wakrah or the Industrial area for the romantic day

By Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte• 9 Feb 2012 16:21
Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte

ok n what has qatar and its residence to do with this

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