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Police in the Maldives say 10 suspects in a bomb attack on foreign tourists in September, which wounded 12, are on the run in Pakistan.
A police spokesman told Reuters they were seeking support from Interpol to arrest the fugitives.
Eleven suspects are already in custody for the 29 September attack near a mosque in the capital Male.
Maldives attracts more than 500,000 tourists every year, who provide an estimated two thirds of its income.
Growing militancy
Of the 11 suspects in detention, police say three have confessed to planting the device to "target, attack and injure non-Muslims, to fulfil jihad".
President Gayoom has confronted Islamist militants
"Several of the fugitives, as well as some of the suspects detained in the Maldives, received training in bomb making in Pakistani madrassas (Islamic schools)," the police spokesman said.
Maldives, where a moderate form of Islam was practiced for the past 700 years, fears an infiltration of Islamic radicals.
The country's leader since 1978, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, intends to ban the full veil and prevent foreign preachers entering the country.
But his plans have encountered resistance from religious scholars and an increasingly popular conservative Islamic political party.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Maldives suspects 'in Pakistan'
A police spokesman told Reuters they were seeking support from Interpol to arrest the fugitives.
Eleven suspects are already in custody for the 29 September attack near a mosque in the capital Male.
Maldives attracts more than 500,000 tourists every year, who provide an estimated two thirds of its income.
Growing militancy
Of the 11 suspects in detention, police say three have confessed to planting the device to "target, attack and injure non-Muslims, to fulfil jihad".
President Gayoom has confronted Islamist militants
"Several of the fugitives, as well as some of the suspects detained in the Maldives, received training in bomb making in Pakistani madrassas (Islamic schools)," the police spokesman said.
Maldives, where a moderate form of Islam was practiced for the past 700 years, fears an infiltration of Islamic radicals.
The country's leader since 1978, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, intends to ban the full veil and prevent foreign preachers entering the country.
But his plans have encountered resistance from religious scholars and an increasingly popular conservative Islamic political party.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Maldives suspects 'in Pakistan'
. A coin has 2 sides, one is good the other one is bad. Yes Pakistan probably hosts terrorist camps and it's not like we don't want to stop it. Its not just the people in countries like USA,Uk, India etc. who are scared and dying, but also people in Pakistan. Now if you may have a problem with us, we have the potential to bury these countries alive if they don't co-operate with us. As far as India goes, you guys have not helped Pakistan in eliminating terrorists at all. In fact you haven't done anything in your own country to prevent terrorist attacks for example Sanjay Dutt was found guilty for Mumbai train bombings and was off the hook in no time. At least we have stopped bombings in other countries and Pakistani citizens have been taking the toll for supporting countries like USA, Uk and etc. 
