In this picture received from the Haveeru Daily newspaper, 29 Sept. 2007, Maldivan investigators search for evidence at the site of a bomb blast in the Maldivan capital Male. Two people have been arrested for a bombing that injured 12 foreigners in the Maldives, officials said, as the president of the Indian Ocean archipelago blamed dissidents for the attack.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    COLOMBO, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Two persons have been arrested in connection with the explosion in the Maldivian capital of Male Saturday afternoon which injured 12 foreign tourists, said the Maldivian government on Sunday.

    A spokeswoman from the Ministry of Information also said that 10 of the 12 tourists have been released from hospitals, but two British nationals are still in hospital.

    More than 60,000 tourists visit Maldives each year, generating about one-third of the country's total income.

Explosion injures 12 in Maldives

Police officers investigate the site of a bomb explosion at the Sultan Park in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007.  A homemade bomb exploded Saturday outside a crowded city park in the Maldives, wounding 12 foreign tourists. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    COLOMBO, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Twelve foreign tourists, including eight Chinese nationals were injured in an explosion in the Maldivian capital of Male Saturday afternoon, the Maldivian government said.

    Mohamed H. Shareef, the chief government spokesman, told Xinhua from Male by phone that among the injured eight are Chinese nationals, two are Japanese, two are British nationals.  Full stoty