Chief of Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) chief Major General Abdulla Shamaal on May 7 said that explosion near the home of Majilis (Parliament) Speaker and Former President Mohamed was most probably initiated using a remote-controlled device, reports Edition. In the first press conference by MNDF after the incident, Shamaal branded it an act of terrorism and stated that an improvised explosive device (IED) was used. "To make the explosion lethal, they used powdered razor, which is a tool often used in homemade explosives," Shamaal said.