Maldives declares state of emergency as Yameen tightens grip on power

MALE/COLOMBO (Reuters) - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday declared a state of emergency, ordered security forces into the supreme court and arrested a former president, in moves the opposition called a "purge" in the Indian Ocean island nation.

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