The police in Sicily are investigating whether the stabbing of a Maltese man in Syracuse last Saturday was linked to the stabbing of an Italian a few hours earlier,

Informed sources said the police suspect the two crimes were committed by the same group.

The Maltese man, who had been on holiday, suffered a neck injury but his condition is not serious and he has returned to Malta.

He had been in the company of another two Maltese when they were attacked by a group of six Sicilians.

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