Ex-Maldives president: They forced me to resign at gunpoint British diplomatic sources said yesterday the situation in the Indian Ocean tourist haven was "fluid' and "fast-moving" but there were no reports of British holiday-makers being caught in the chaos. The first signs of a coup attempt emerged yesterday when the army increased its presence outside President Nasheed's home as crowds of opposition protestors gathered in the capital's Republic Square. It was later reported that that rogue officers had also attacked the headquarters of the ruling Maldives Democratic Party, setting it on fire. Mr Nasheed's ousting is a setback for the country's fragile democracy and comes just three years after he won a sweeping election victory in 2008.