Two men involved in Ħamrun street brawl granted bail following 'reconciliation'
Two men involved in a massive brawl on a Ħamrun street between two rival Syrian groups, were granted bail after the court heard how their elders stepped in to reconcile families and calm troubled waters.
Abdullah Ahmed, a 35-year-old construction worker from Marsa, and Abdullah Sheikh Ahmad, a 30-year-old fellow Syrian national from Mosta, were remanded in custody last month after being arraigned separately, days after the fight.
Some 25 men got involved when a heated argument between two men broke out in broad daylight on August 18 in St Joseph High Road and Fra Diegu Square on August 18, soon escalating into a massive fight.
Footage shared on social media showed shoppers fleeing from the scene as men fought, swinging long pieces of wood, while one man held up a bin and another grabbed a shop placard and used it as a shield.
Soon after, Ahmed and Ahmad were arrested and arraigned separately, both pleading not guilty to numerous charges linking them to the violent episode.
Ahmad was charged with grievously injuring another man by hitting him on the head with a wooden stick, carrying a knife without a police licence, breaching the peace, insulting and threatening a number of...