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.