Maldives president declares emergency, former leader arrested

Maldivian president Yameen Abdul Gayoom, center, surrounded by his body guards .

Maldivian president Yameen Abdul Gayoom, center, surrounded by his body guards . Source: AAP

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Maldives President declares a 15-day state of emergency, before heavily armed troops stormed the country's top court and a former president was arrested in a deepening political crisis.

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