A Libyan man allegedly knifed six people during an argument in Paceville in the early hours of yesterday, leaving an 18-year-old Dutchman in critical condition.

The 20-year-old was caught by the police soon after escaping from St George’s Street at around 4am.

Sources said the 18-year-old Dutchman suffered life-threatening injuries to his torso. The other five victims sustained grievous injuries.

They were two 19-year-old Dutchmen, two Libyan men, aged 31 and 38, and a 29-year-old Maltese man from Kirkop. While some claimed on social media that the Libyan man had injured 25 people after going on a rampage, the police insisted only seven people, including the aggressor, were injured.

Duty magistrate Aaron Bugeja is conducting an inquiry, while police investigations are ongoing.

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