the Man walked along a road in the town of Hal Far, in southern Malta when he was shot from a car that drove past. A further two men, one from Gambia and one from Guinea-were injured.
the crime Scene is located in the vicinity of a arméförläggning and a reception centre for migrants. The police told us about the arrests of the two soldiers on Saturday, adding that a car and a weapon were seized.
in the investigation tells Reuters that one of the two arrested soldiers recognized a racist motive to the murder.
Local media reports that the mordoffret worked at a factory nearby and used to visit migrantanläggningen to assist fellow countrymen who arrived there.