A 25-year-old man was heavily beaten up by three men early this morning in Balluta, a witness told Times of Malta.

Police confirmed that the incident took place and two men were arrested over the assault of the young man, a foreigner whose nationality is not yet known.

The incident happened in Telghat San Giljan at about 4am, a police spokesman said.

The witness, who is Swedish, said he tried to intervene to stop the man from being kicked and beaten and was also punched by the three men who he believed were “Maltese or Italian”. 

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