Hundreds of riot police and army personnel were dispatched to the streets of Male’ and Addu Atoll late on Tuesday, after the arrest of a Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) member sparked angry opposition protests. In the capital, scores of people took to the streets, chanting anti-government slogans in a demonstration that stretched well into the night. Protesters hurled bottles and stones at the lines of riot police, who sealed off the roads surrounding Republic Square and the Presidential Palace. more
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