The article commemorates Victory Day on 3 November by recounting the 1988 coup attempt in the Maldives, when about 80 PLOTE mercenaries invaded Malé, and India's Operation Cactus, which restored President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's government within hours. The failed coup left 19 people dead, and November 3 is marked annually in the Maldives in honour of those who defended the nation.
One outlet so far Only The Standard has reported this among the sources we monitor. A gap in what we monitor, not proof that others did not report it.
Nothing to compare yet. If another monitored source reports it, its headline appears beside this one.
In the early morning hours, around 80 armed mercenaries from the Sri Lankan militant group PLOTE (People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam) invaded Malé.
Word for word from the report in The Standard. Open the report
Indian Air Force mobilized paratroopers from Agra, flying them over 2,000 kilometers to Malé under Operation Cactus.
Word for word from the report in The Standard. Open the report
Every year, November 3 is commemorated as Victory Day in the Maldives, honoring those who defended the nation's freedom and remembering the partnership that safeguarded it.
Word for word from the report in The Standard. Open the report
