Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Gayoom has declared a state of emergency, giving sweeping powers to security forces to arrest suspects ahead of a major anti-government protest rally, his spokesman said.
"Maldives declares state of emergency for a period of 30 days starting 12pm [07:00 GMT] Wednesday," the presidential spokesman Muaz Ali tweeted on Wednesday.
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