More details, but she said that the investigations had started, and she urged people to refrain from going to the area of the explosion in the capital, Male.
Nasheed, (53 years old), became the first democratically elected leader of the archipelago country after 30 years of authoritarian rule. He served as president from 2008 until 2012.
A picture circulating on social media showed a destroyed motorcycle at the site of the accident, but it was not clear if the explosion was an assassination attempt.
