PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />Angry supporters of the Maldives' ousted President Mohamed Nasheed took the streets of the capital after he said he'd been forced to resign at gunpoint.<br/> <br />These scenes on the streets of Male came just a day after his departure from power.<br/> <br />Riot police and soldiers fired tear gas to break up the protest on Wednesday.<br/> <br />Witnesses said up to 50 people were injured, including Nasheed.<br/> <br />His party says the former leader is now at a safe house.<br/> <br />Nasheed was the Maldives' first democratically elected president, succeeding Maumoon Abdul Gayoom after 30 years in power.<br/> <br />Nasheed's blaming his old rival for the crisis.<br/> <br />His downfall came after he ordered the arrest of a criminal court chief justice he said was blocking corruption and human rights cases against Gayoom allies.<br/> <br />Vice President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik has been installed as Nasheed's successor.<br/> <br />He denies involvement in any coup despite a widely reported meeting last month where opposition parties swore allegiance to him.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters
