False news published in German newspaper concerning Maldives

Male, September 25 (HNS) – Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, has denied telling a German daily that there are religious schools in Maldives that train terrorists. In its edition on last Thursday, German newspaper Bild published an interview of Bhutto in which it quoted the former Prime Minister as saying that there are religious schools in Maldives that train terrorists. Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party told Haveeru that Bild has not published the interview as Bhutto said. With reference to Bhutto, PPP told Haveeru that in her interview Bhutto said that students from various Islamic countries are studying in Pakistan. The statement from PPP said that Bhutto was not aware if there were schools in Maldives for training of terrorists. The government of Maldives has also issued a statement denying the allegations published in Bild. Maldives has denounced the terrorist attacks of September 11 on the United States. President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, in a message sent to US President George W. Bush, said that Maldives always denounces terrorist activities regardless of where they take place and who organises them.