A 36-year-old bouncer was slashed in the leg while trying to break up a fight at around 4 a.m. yesterday.

Police were called to the Shadow Lounge nightclub in St Rita Street and found Michael Zahra from Ħamrun bleeding from the leg.

Mr Zahra, witnesses said, attempted to break up a fight between a group of men when he was attacked.

He was taken to hospital but his injuries were not deemed serious or life threatening.

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