An argument between two men in Xagħra on Sunday escalated, leaving one of them seriously hurt and the other slightly injured.

Police said they were called to the scene of the incident at Triq it-Tmienja  u Għoxrin ta’ April 1688 at 10.50pm, and found a 58-year-old from the locality with injuries from a blunt object. The other man, a 45-year-old, was only slightly injured.

The former is being treated at the Gozo General Hospital.

Investigations are under way.

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