The police are searching for a man who grievously injured a pedestrian in an attack in Cospicua on Thursday.
They said in a statement the incident happened in Triq ix-Xatt ta’ Bormla at 12.15pm.
The police said the victim, a 58-year-old Briton who lives in Cospicua, was standing on the pavement when a car stopped beside him and was assaulted.
The attacker returned to the car and fled the scene. It is not known if anything was stolen in the attack.
A medical team gave the victim first aid on site and he was then taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance.