Fight breaks out between foreign workers at VIA

A fight broke out between a group of expatriate workers at the Velana International Airport (VIA) on Tuesday, April 2^nd.

The face off took place between a group of foreign workers currently working on the new VIA terminal.

Maldives Police Service in a message to the media said officers were on site following the incident, and took the injured workers to Tree Top Hospital and Hulhumale’ Hospital for treatment.

The authority however, did not provide any further detail regarding the incident, including the cause for the assault.

Additionally, Hulhumale’ Hospital has not provided any information about the workers brought for medical attention as well.

There have been similar incidents where foreigners had broken into fights, while in some instances it had led to severe consequences.