A man is in critical condition after having been involved in an argument in the airport carpark this afternoon.  Another man is being questioned by the police.

The police said officers were called to the scene at about 4.30pm and found a 35-year-old man from Mqabba on the ground being given first aid.

He was rushed to hospital and found to be in critical condition.

A man from Fgura is being questioned, but the police said it was not yet clear whether the Mqabba resident had collapsed as a result of the argument.

A magisterial inquiry is under way.

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