Updated 6.50pm

A 32-year-old man believed to have stabbed another man after a late-night argument on Monday is under arrest, the police said. 

The incident happened in Racecourse Street, Marsa at 10.30pm when an argument between the alleged aggressor and the victim, a 35-year-old man resident in Żurrieq, got out of hand.

The victim was taken to hospital where his condition was found to be serious. An inquiry is being held by Magistrate Joe Mifsud. 

Police then started a manhunt to track down the aggressor, who fled following the fight. The man was arrested later on Tuesday, the police said. 

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