The Maldives Police and military on May 5 conducted an emergency response exercise in the Greater Malé region in the wake of the deadly Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in the neighbouring Sri Lanka, reports Maldives Independent on May 6. The one-day training exercise focused on “inter-agency coordination” in responding to the discovery of a bomb or improvised explosive device, Brigadier General Hamid Shafeeq said. Shafeeq said, “We are testing our response and handling capabilities in countering terrorism and public protection through a joint exercise,” police chief Mohamed Hameed tweeted on Friday. “I am heading to the UK as part of a multi-agency delegation to engage with counterparts there to seek enhancement to our national capabilities on the same.”