Two soldiers believed to be behind 'racially-motivated' Ħal Far murder
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Updated 11.45am with NGOs' reaction Two soldiers are believed to be behind the drive-by murder of a migrant in a brutal shooting which left two other men injured in Ħal-Far last month. One of the men is under arrest and the other has an arrest warrant but iTwo soldiers believed to be behind 'racially-motivated' Ħal Far murder
Updated 11.45am with NGOs' reaction Two soldiers are believed to be behind the drive-by murder of a migrant in a brutal shooting which left two other men injured in Ħal-Far last month. One of the men is under arrest and the other has an arrest warrant but is still on the run, sources said on Saturday. It is believed to be the first racially-motivated murder in Malta, with sources close to the investigation saying that one of the accused had admitted to targeting the migrants “just because they were black". Ivorian national Lassana Cisse was killed on April 6 in the drive-by shooting in Triq il-Ġebel in an incident that sparked shock among the migrant community. Two other migrants - a 22-year-old from Guinea and a 28-year-old from Gambia - were injured in the attack, after sustaining gunshot wounds. Read: Scene of migrant murder is hotspot for racial attacks Sources said the two suspects behind the attack had also been linked to a hit-and-run incident along the same road a few month ago that had left a teenaged migrant with heavy scarring. Times of Malta had first reported on the hit-and-run after members of the migrant community said they were feeling unsafe. Read: A hit-and-run... Read more