A 25-year-old man was grievously injured on Thursday when he was attacked in Santa Venera.

The police said the Bangladeshi man was in Triq tal-Fawwara, when the incident happened, at around 8.30pm.

He was taken to hospital by ambulance.

The police are investigating.

Correction 4.30pm: The police later clarified that the man was a Bangladeshi national, not Indian.

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