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Family of Maldives' ex-president flee to Sri Lanka
The wife and daughters of former Maldives' president Mohamed Nasheed have fled to Colombo as violence worsens, a presidential spokesman in Sri Lanka and a family member said today.
Updated on: Feb 9, 2012, 15:09:20 IST
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The wife and daughters of former Maldives' president Mohamed Nasheed have fled to Colombo as violence worsens, a presidential spokesman in Sri Lanka and a family member said on Thursday.
"His wife and two children arrived and spoke to the President over the phone last evening," a spokesman for Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse, Bandula Jayasekera, told AFP.
"President Rajapakse was concerned over the safety of Mr Nasheed and his family."
A family member in Male, who asked not to be named, confirmed the news, saying: "They are in Sri Lanka... It's much safer than here."
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