An off-duty policeman took a knife away from a man involved in an argument in Ta’ Xbiex, the police said yesterday.
The police said in a statement that the incident took place at about 7pm on Thursday and involved two men from Msida, aged 68 and 65.
As the argument heated up, the 68-year-old started brandishing the knife but the policeman who was not on duty at the time, intervened and managed to grab hold of it.
The situation then calmed down.