A 59-year-old man found injured at City Gate this afternoon is in danger of dying, the police said this evening.

The circumstances leading to his injury - which appeared to be a blow to the head - are still under investigation.

The police were alerted at 4.15 p.m. that the injured man was lying on the ground at City Gate.

He was taken to hospital in an ambulance.

The man is from St Paul's Bay.

Magistrate Joseph Apap Bologna is holding an inquiry.

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