Maldives president declares emergency ahead of protest

Police and Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) personnel cordon off an area. Suspecting an explosive inside the engine compartment of a parked broken car in Male, Maldives, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. The same was later confirmed to be a hoax call.The president of the Maldives declared a state of emergency on Wednesday that sharply curtails key rights of citizens for 30 days following an explosion on his speedboat and the discoveries of a homemade bomb near his residence and a weapons cache. (Mohamed Sharuhaan/Associated Press)

by: Kelvin Diaz