Two policemen injured in Malta shooting
Two police officers were shot and injured at a construction site in St Julians, Malta. One officer sustained serious facial and neck injuries while the other was lightly injured. The incident, linked to a dispute over construction noise, led to the arrest of two Maltese men.
- ▪The shooting occurred on Saturday at a construction site in St Julians, six miles from Valletta.
- ▪One officer suffered serious face and neck injuries, while the other sustained minor injuries.
- ▪The dispute involved complaints about noise, and two men allegedly started a fire beneath a crane before the police arrived.
- ▪One suspect fled the scene but was later arrested, and the other shooter surrendered after negotiations and was also taken into custody.
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| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:23:15 +0800 |
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Two policemen injured in Malta shootingSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 24, 2026, 09:23 PMUpdated Jul 24, 2026, 09:23 PMSet as preferred sourceVALLETTA, July 24 - Two policemen were shot and injured on Saturday in an incident at a construction site in St Julians, six miles from Malta's capital Valletta.A police spokesman said one of the officers had suffered serious face and neck injuries while the other one was slightly injured.It is the first time in many years that officers in Malta had been shot while on duty.The circumstances of the incident were not immediately clear but the spokesman said the officers had intervened after complaints about noise from a construction site.Times of Malta said two men, both reported to be Maltese nationals, started…
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