Swatar robber cycles away with 'considerable amount' of money
Cash was stolen at gunpoint in the hold up, police say.
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a convenience shop in Swatar this afternoon.
At around 4pm a person, thought to be male, pointed a firearm at an employee at a convenience store in Triq G. Calleja, before escaping on a bicycle. A “considerable amount” of cash was stolen in the hold up, police say.
Investigations are ongoing. A police spokesperson was unable to confirm at this stage whether a magisterial inquiry will be launched.