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Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is pictured on a screen as he speaks to reporters at his residence in the capital Male on Feb. 9, 2012.

Reuters reports from MALE — The former president of the Maldives sat inside his house awaiting arrest Thursday after being ousted from his post in what he said was a coup at gunpoint.

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A burning police station in the city of Addu, the second largest city of the Maldives, early on Feb. 9, 2012.

Mohamed Nasheed told reporters he hoped the international community would act quickly as "the facts on the ground are that tomorrow I will be in jail."

A criminal court has issued arrest warrants for Nasheed and his former defense minister, but the charges against them were unclear, a senior official of Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said.

Police said on state TV Wednesday night that protests led by Nasheed after his ouster were "an act of terrorism."

"Police beat up the people very, very brutally," Nasheed said, adding that it had prompted a "very strong hatred of the police."

One police station had been burnt down in the violence, he said. "I do not appreciate that. I do not ask the people to be violent." Read the full story.

Previously on PhotoBlog:

• Wednesday: Supporters of ousted president clash with police
• Tuesday: Mohamed Nasheed resigns after police mutiny

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Security personnel stand at a snap check point in Male on Feb. 9, 2012.

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President Mohamed Nasheed, center, stands outside the military headquarters before announcing his resignation in Male, Maldives, on Feb. 7, 2012.

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Soldiers, left, are involved in a clash with police officers, right, in Male on Feb. 7, 2012.

Reuters reports from MALE: 

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Mohamed Nasheed announces his resignation on Feb. 7, 2012 in Male during a televised press conference after a mutiny by the police and weeks of demonstrations.

President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives resigned on Tuesday after weeks of protests erupted into a police mutiny, leaving the man widely credited with bringing democracy to the paradise islands accused of being as dictatorial as his predecessor.

Nasheed handed power over the Indian Ocean archipelago to Vice-President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik, who was sworn in in the afternoon, explaining that continuing in office would result in his having to use force against the people.

"I resign because I am not a person who wishes to rule with the use of power," he said in a televised address. "I believe that if the government were to remain in power it would require the use of force which would harm many citizens." 

Read more: Trouble in paradise: Maldives president quits after protests

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Opposition supporters and police officers shout at the military during a protest in Male on Feb. 7, 2012.

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A soldier kicks a tear gas canister towards police during a clash in Male on Feb. 7, 2012.