Vice Chief of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Abduh Raheem Abduh Latheef on June 29 said that The terrorism threat to the Maldives has increased after the April 21 Easter Sunday bombings in neighbouring Sri Lanka, reports Maldives Independent. “[The] threat to the Maldives has increased since the Sri Lankan attacks. No country, at this time, can completely rule out the possibility of a terrorist attack, including the Maldives. The Defence Force will do whatever it takes to protect our country,” Vice Chief said.