Male seeks SL advice on VIP security

Following the attempt on President Abdulla Yameen no September 28, Maldives is seeking advice from Sri Lanka on setting up an elite VIP security force similar to Sri Lanka's Presidential Security Division (PSD) to provide security to the head of state and other VIPs.

President Yameen was unhurt when a bomb exploded inside the presidential yatch close to the island's capital, Male.

His wife, secretary and body guard were injured.

Authoritative sources from the Maldives told the Sunday Observer the standard of the Sri Lankan Security Forces, both in combat and VIP protection, has impressed the small island nation.