Sunday, September 30, 2007

BREAKING NEWS

Police cordon off blacksmith shop; case suspected to be linked with Sultan Park bombing

MALE, September 29, 2007 (Velidhoo Community News Service) -- Police tonight have cordoned off an area containing a blacksmith shop on Bodu Rasgefaanu Magu (street) in the capital Male.

It was immediately not clear why the police are investigating the blacksmith’s, but sources said that it might be linked to the bomb explosion at the Sultan Park in Male today in which some foreign tourists were injured.

Velidhoo Community reporters said that they witnessed police take two men into custody from the blacksmith\'s; however, the identities of those arrested are not clear yet.

The blacksmith shop is located at a house called Saraz and police have prevented even reporters from entering the area.

Velidhoo Community reporters at the scene said that they saw a police forensic team enter the blacksmith\'s with briefcases.

Eyewitnesses said that they saw police confiscate some things from the blacksmith’s and took those away in a police jeep.

VELIDHOO COMMUNITY

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