Former President Nasheed reported critical after being severely wounded in a bomb blast outside his home. The hospital authorities have said that the case is critical in what police are treating the incident as a terrorist attack.

Till now, nobody has claimed responsibility for Thursday's explosion in the capital Male. The questions are raised over security concerns in the Indian Ocean islands, known for luxury resorts but which have also faced political unrest and Islamist militant violence. Nasheed was Maldives first democratically elected president and currently is a parliament speaker, had previously warned about militants infiltrating the Islamic country. The bomb blast incident happened when ex-president was getting into his car. The United States expressed there concern and said "saddened” by the attack and stood ready to assist in bringing the perpetrators to justice, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter said on Friday. While the local mediaperson said the explosion was caused by a device planted on a motorcycle parked near his car. Doctors operated to remove shrapnel from Nasheed, who was now in critical condition in intensive care, ADK hospital said. Prior to this incident, early in year 2015, former President Abdulla Yameen escaped unharmed after an explosion on his speedboat. Police Commissioner Mohamed Hameed said 450 officers had been deployed to investigate the latest incident. Maldivian police officers are inspecting the area.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, a close ally of Nasheed, said Thursday's blast was an attack on nation's democracy and its economy.

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