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Boy Scout thwarts attempted assassination of Maldives' president
On Tuesday, a 15-year-old boy from the Maldives prevented a would-be assassin from stabbing the country's president during a stop in the north of the archipelago. The boy, Mohammed Jaisham Ibrahim, dressed in full Boy Scout uniform, was waiting to shake the hand of the president, Maumoon Gayoom, as he greeted a crowd.
Suddenly an attacker with a knife wrapped in the Maldivian flag shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is great") before lunging at the president. The Boy Scout saw what was happening, and reached out to stop the attacker when his hand was injured by the knife. In doing this, the boy saved the president's life, but did manage to splatter some blood on the president's shirt. The boy has promised to pay for the dry cleaning. (Only kidding.)
Newspapers throughout the country praised the boy's courage and heroism. One paper had the headline: "Jaisham our national hero saves the president."
That is going to be one bad-ass merit badge.
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
Boy Scouts of the Philippines Jan 20th 2008 8:17PM
KUDOS TO ALL THE SCOUTS OF THE WORLD. KUDOS TO THE SCOUTS OF MALDIVES. YOU JUST SAVED THE LIFE OF THE PRESIDENT. THERE IS NOTHING AS NOBLE AS DOING A GOOD TURN.
YOU DESERVE MORE THAN A MEDAL FOR THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE ELEVATED THE GLOBAL SCOUTING MOVEMENT INTO NEW HEIGHTS.
MAY GOD OR ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOURS FAMILY.
A SALUTE TO YOUR PARENTS, YOUR SCOUT LEADER, YOUR SCOUT ORGANIZATION FOR HAVING A BRAVE SCOUT LIKE YOU...
WE ARE PROUD TO BE SCOUT LIKE YOU... YOU WILL LIVE IN OUR HEART FOREVER.
MAY YOUR GOOD DEED INSPIRE OTHERS TO DO MORE.
GOOD LUCK...MABUHAY!!!