Updated noon, adds Paola mugging incident

A man was slightly injured during the night when he was mugged while at the Gżira garden.

The police said the incident happened at around midnight.

Two men attacked the victim, a 46-year-old German, and managed to make off with his bag. Both muggers got away before the police reached the scene. 

The police called for medical assistance and the victim was taken to Mater Dei Hospital.

Meanwhile, a 49-year-old man suffered facial injuries in another mugging incident on Thursday.

The police said the man was approached by a mugger who was armed with a knife in Triq Nazzarenu, Paola at 11.30pm.

The victim reported the incident at the Paola police station himself. The man was taken to the Paola health centre from where he was transferred to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance.

Police investigations are under way. The muggers in both cases are still on the run.