A 67-year-old man from Tarxien was injured this afternoon when he was assaulted by two men outside a bar in Hompesch Road, Fgura.

The incident happened at around 2.30 p.m.

The other two men involved, a father and son from Fgura, aged 61 and 33 respectively, fled the scene but were apprehended later in Zabbar Road by the police Rapid Intervention Unit.

The injured man was hospitalised.

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