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A hotel in the Maldives has apologized after a Swiss couple renewing their marriage vows were subjected to a torrent of sexual and religious abuse in a language they did not understand. The BBC’s Jonny Hogg reports.
A hotel in the Maldives has apologized after a Swiss couple renewing their marriage vows were subjected to a torrent of sexual and religious abuse in a language they did not understand. The pair thought they had received a traditional blessing from one of the hotel’s employees and it was only later it became clear they had been insulted in the local language. The BBC’s Jonny Hogg reports.