A farmer suffered a slash wound above one of his eyes when he was assaulted by a Libyan man in Kirkop this afternoon.
The Libyan was himself injured when he was attacked by a number of Maltese.
Sources said the incident happened when two Libyan men escaped from Safi Detention Camp.
The farmer ordered them off his field and one of the Libyans slashed him with a shaving blade. Other Maltese who were in the field then assaulted the Libyan, injuring him.
Members of the Detention Service intervened and rearrested the Libyans.
The sources said that the Libyans had been under arrest for having stayed in Malta for longer than their visa allowed.