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Thieves break into EC safe, steal cash

Thieves broke into the safe of the Elections Commission (EC) office and stole cash, according to the EC.

EC member, Ahmed Akram told Avas on Sunday that the break in was discovered after office opened following the weekend. The thieves had gotten away with all the cash in the safe, Akram added.

He said that the thieves had broken into the office by smashing the door lock. However, further details including the amount of money stolen was not disclosed.

Police are currently investigating the case but refused to disclose any further information.

The main EC is located in the fifth floor of Ports Complex building in the capital Male.