A 55-year-old Sudanese living in Balzan is in a critical condition after being stabbed in a fight at Our Lady of Sorrows Street in Ħamrun.

The police said that they were alerted to the incident on Friday at 10pm when two men turned up at the Ħamrun police station to report the case with traces of blood on their clothing.

From further investigations it transpired that another Sudanese man, 46, from Ħamrun, had also been involved but suffered slight injuries.

A Somali man is assisting police with their inquiries.

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