Refugee stabbed

The police are looking for a woman and a man after a 32-year-old Somali refugee was stabbed in Floriana. The police said the refugee was hit by a knife in the back at about 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday after he was stopped by a woman. He sought the help of a...

The police are looking for a woman and a man after a 32-year-old Somali refugee was stabbed in Floriana.

The police said the refugee was hit by a knife in the back at about 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday after he was stopped by a woman. He sought the help of a policeman who was on guard duty at the American embassy.

He is not in danger of dying. Retribution is suspected to be the motive for the stabbing. Police sources said the man used to linger at the Valletta bus terminus and was recently known to have had been involved in arguments with other people.

The CID and Valletta police are investigating.

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