A group of people vandalized the KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in Male' with used diesel oil on Saturday night over alleged support of Israel by the brands.
The police said officers were active in the area after the vandalism was reported.
The incident occurred amid calls to boycott KFC and Pizza Hut with posters pasted outside the outlets for days.
Both brands were included among global brands and Israeli businesses in the boycott list of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement led by Palestine citizens.
Both outlets of the franchises are operated in the Maldives by Gamma Island Food Pvt Ltd, whose shareholders are Maldivian company Island Food Pvt Ltd and Indian company Gamma Pizzacraft Overseas Ltd.
