A 16-year-old boy scout in the Maldives who has been hailed a hero for saving the president’s life has said that he acted “out of instinct”.
Mohammed Jaisham Ibrahim injured his hand while thwarting a man who tried to knife President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in the north of the islands on Monday.
“It all happened so quickly I didn’t have time to think about it,” he said.
The attacker lunged at the president after he had got off a boat during a visit in the north of the archipelago. [BBC]
Everyone would act out of instinct under that circumstance… some would instinctively run away from the attacker, a few would act like the boy to save the president. He is a hero regardless.