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“A blast in Male’s Sultan Park on the afternoon of September 29 wounded 12 foreign tourists. Foreign Minister Shahid told Ambassador the same day that the Government of Maldives (GORM) was shocked by the incident and does not know who was responsible. Eleven arrests have so far been made in connection with the incident. The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has said that the blast showed the ‘Government has failed to tackle crime’ and ‘is tolerating extremism.’ Post has issued a warden message saying there is no need to cancel travel plans to resorts, but suggesting tourists refrain from nonessential trips to the capital for now. Regional LEGAT and A\/LAT from New Delhi traveled over the weekend to Male’ to provide investigative support to the Maldivian Police, and two additional FBI agents will join them this week. The Embassy issued a public statement on October 1 condemning the bombing.”\u00a0the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> found the related leaked cable from the\u00a0WikiLeaks<\/a><\/span>\u00a0database. The cable discusses the\u00a0bomb blast on September 29, 2007<\/a><\/span>, in Sultan Park near the\u00a0Islamic Centre\u00a0in the\u00a0Maldivian\u00a0capital\u00a0Mal\u00e9.\u00a0The cable is classified as \u201cSecret\u201d and\u00a0written on October 7, 2007. The cable is signed by the US Ambassador to Colombo\u00a0R<\/a>obert O. Blake<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The ambassador wrote; “Eleven arrests have been made in connection with the incident. A police spokesman told Minivan news that all arrests were based on forensic evidence. The Australian High Commission in Colombo told Pol Chief that on September 30 a Maldivian regularly residing in Colombo had been arrested in connection with the incident while attempting to leave Maldives. Embassy later learned that the individual had actually left Maldives, but was detained on arrival at the Colombo airport at the request of Maldivian officials and returned to Male’.”<\/p>\n

Under the subtitle the ambassador wrote; “Foreign Minister Shahid told Ambassador on September 29 that the Government of Maldives (GORM) was shocked by the incident and does not know who is responsible. President Gayoom on Sunday said publicly that groups calling for the boycott of Maldives resorts must ‘share some responsibility’ for the incident. He did not name, but was clearly referring to, the UK-based group Friends of Maldives which has encouraged tourists to boycott those resorts that are owned by members of the Government. Ruling party spokesman Ibrahim Shafiu told the website Minivan News that ‘in a situation like this, you think about who your enemies are… unless proved otherwise by the investigative authorities, we will be unable to believe they are not involved in this.’ One unnamed government official speculated in the local press that the attack, which occurred during Ramadan, could have been conducted ‘by jihadists on our tourism industry.'”<\/p>\n

“In response to requests from President Gayoom and local law enforcement officials, LEGAT and A\/LAT arrived in Male’ on September 30 and October 1 from New Delhi to provide investigative support to the Maldivian Police. Two FBI agents from the Los Angeles Field Office of the Extraterritorial Investigations Unit will arrive in Male on October 3 to provide additional assistance. The presence of the team from Los Angeles will not be publicized. The Foreign Minister thanked the Ambassador for the USG’s quick and helpful response.\u00a0In a phone consultation with RSO, LEGAT noted that training on crime scene investigations provided earlier to Maldivian law enforcement authorities under ATA and other programs appeared to have paid rich dividends. Maldives police had immediately moved to secure and cordon off the blast site, preserving important evidence and collecting relevant material in evidence bags. They also immediately called for assistance. This is far above the standard normally encountered in South Asia in handling crime scenes and should greatly assist FBI and other agencies in evaluating what happened in Male’.” the ambassador further wrote.<\/p>\n

Read the cable below for further details;<\/p>\n

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E.O. 12958: N\/A
\nTAGS: PGOV PTER PREL CASC MV
\nSUBJECT: MALDIVES: BLAST IN MALE APPARENTLY TARGETS
\nTOURISM, SHOCKS GOVERNMENT<\/p>\n

\u00b61. (SBU) SUMMARY: A blast in Male’s Sultan Park on the
\nafternoon of September 29 wounded 12 foreign tourists.
\nForeign Minister Shahid told Ambassador the same day that the
\nGovernment of Maldives (GORM) was shocked by the incident and
\ndoes not know who was responsible. Eleven arrests have so
\nfar been made in connection with the incident. The
\nopposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has said that the
\nblast showed the “Government has failed to tackle crime” and
\n“is tolerating extremism.” Post has issued a warden message
\nsaying there is no need to cancel travel plans to resorts,
\nbut suggesting tourists refrain from nonessential trips to
\nthe capital for now. Regional LEGAT and A\/LAT from New Delhi
\ntraveled over the weekend to Male’ to provide investigative
\nsupport to the Maldivian Police, and two additional FBI
\nagents will join them this week. The Embassy issued a public
\nstatement on October 1 condemning the bombing. End Summary.<\/p>\n

\u00b62. (U) A blast in Male’s Sultan Park on the afternoon of
\nSeptember 29 wounded 12 tourists, two British, two Japanese
\nand eight Chinese. Local media say the explosion, the first
\never bomb blast in Maldives, was caused by an improvised
\nexplosive device triggered by a mobile phone. Maldives
\ngovernment spokesman Mohamed Shareef confirmed that 12 people
\nreceived burn injuries, but were in stable condition.<\/p>\n

Government Unsure Who to Blame
\n——————————<\/p>\n

\u00b63. (SBU) Foreign Minister Shahid told Ambassador on
\nSeptember 29 that the Government of Maldives (GORM) was
\nshocked by the incident and does not know who is responsible.
\nPresident Gayoom on Sunday said publicly that groups calling
\nfor the boycott of Maldives resorts must “share some
\nresponsibility” for the incident. He did not name, but was
\nclearly referring to, the UK-based group Friends of Maldives
\nwhich has encouraged tourists to boycott those resorts that
\nare owned by members of the Government. Ruling party
\nspokesman Ibrahim Shafiu told the website Minivan News that
\n“in a situation like this, you think about who your enemies
\nare… unless proved otherwise by the investigative
\nauthorities, we will be unable to believe they are not
\ninvolved in this.” One unnamed government official
\nspeculated in the local press that the attack, which occurred
\nduring Ramadan, could have been conducted “by jihadists on
\nour tourism industry.”<\/p>\n

Opposition Blames the Government
\n———————————<\/p>\n

\u00b64. (SBU) The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)
\nhas said that the blast showed that the “Government has
\nfailed to tackle crime.” MDP spokeswoman Mariya Didi accused
\nthe Government of “tolerating extremism and not taking action
\nagainst extremist activities in the country.” One opposition
\ncontact made a far-fetched speculation to PolOff that the
\nblast may have been an LTTE retaliation for recent GORM
\nsupport to the Sri Lankan security forces. He also noted
\nthat the blast occurred in a site that is constantly
\nmonitored by police cameras and wondered whether perhaps the
\npolice were somehow involved.<\/p>\n

Eleven Suspects in Custody
\n————————–<\/p>\n

\u00b65. (SBU) Eleven arrests have been made in connection with
\nthe incident. A police spokesman told Minivan news that all
\narrests were based on forensic evidence. The Australian High
\nCommission in Colombo told Pol Chief that on September 30 a
\nMaldivian regularly residing in Colombo had been arrested in
\nconnection with the incident while attempting to leave
\nMaldives. Embassy later learned that the individual had
\nactually left Maldives, but was detained on arrival at the
\nColombo airport at the request of Maldivian officials and
\nreturned to Male’.<\/p>\n

Travel Advice Adjusted
\n———————–<\/p>\n

COLOMBO 00001348 002 OF 002<\/p>\n

\u00b66. (U) Post has issued a warden message (cleared with CA)
\nsaying that resort islands and the international airport are
\nstill considered safe, but suggesting tourists refrain from
\nnonessential trips to the capital island itself for now.
\n(Note: Male’s international airport is on a separate island,
\nand tourists rarely visit the capital on their way to resort
\ndestinations.) The British Government has also decided to
\nupdate its travel advice to include information on the
\nincident, according to the UK High Commission in Colombo, but
\nalso is not issuing a blanket warning against travel to
\nMaldives.<\/p>\n

U.S. Provides Investigative Assistance
\n————————————–<\/p>\n

\u00b67. (SBU) In response to requests from President Gayoom and
\nlocal law enforcement officials, LEGAT and A\/LAT arrived in
\nMale’ on September 30 and October 1 from New Delhi to provide
\ninvestigative support to the Maldivian Police. Two FBI
\nagents from the Los Angeles Field Office of the
\nExtraterritorial Investigations Unit will arrive in Male on
\nOctober 3 to provide additional assistance. The presence of
\nthe team from Los Angeles will not be publicized. The
\nForeign Minister thanked the Ambassador for the USG’s quick
\nand helpful response.<\/p>\n

\u00b68. (SBU) In a phone consultation with RSO, LEGAT noted that
\ntraining on crime scene investigations provided earlier to
\nMaldivian law enforcement authorities under ATA and other
\nprograms appeared to have paid rich dividends. Maldives
\npolice had immediately moved to secure and cordon off the
\nblast site, preserving important evidence and collecting
\nrelevant material in evidence bags. They also immediately
\ncalled for assistance. This is far above the standard
\nnormally encountered in South Asia in handling crime scenes
\nand should greatly assist FBI and other agencies in
\nevaluating what happened in Male’.<\/p>\n

Embassy Issues Statement Deploring Incident
\n——————————————-<\/p>\n

\u00b69. (SBU) On October 1, Post issued the following statement
\nand published it on its websites: “The U.S. Embassy was
\nshocked and saddened to learn of the bombing incident in Male
\non September 29. We express our sympathy to those who were
\ninjured, and to their families. We condemn without
\nreservation this senseless act of violence. The U.S. Federal
\nBureau of Investigation’s regional representative is
\ncurrently assisting the Maldivian authorities in their
\ninvestigation.”<\/p>\n

\u00b610. (SBU) COMMENT: The explanations proffered by both the
\ngovernment and opposition regarding the affiliations and
\nmotivations of those responsible for the blast strike us as
\npolitically motivated and unlikely to be borne out by the
\nsubsequent investigation. However, Maldivian authorities
\nappear to be well on their way to identifying and detaining
\nthose involved. The wide array of accusations and
\nspeculation surrounding the event indicate the degree to
\nwhich this incident has shocked and alarmed the country.
\nWhile it is too early to draw firm conclusions, the
\ncircumstances strongly suggest that the real target of this
\nattack was Maldives’ burgeoning tourism industry. Once Post
\nlearns more from the preliminary investigations now underway,
\nwe plan to hold another EAC meeting to assess our plans for
\nMaldives Friendship Week, November 3-7.
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