Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed hurt in blast outside home: Local media

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was injured in a blast outside his home today, local media reported.

Images from state TV channel PSM showed security services securing the scene of the incident in the capital Male. A foreign tourist was also injured, the channel reported.

A spokesman for Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party did not immediately respond to a request for comment.