Armed robbery reported at Sliema shop overnight

Updated at 2:46pm with police statement

Two men have been arrested following an armed robbery at a shop on Triq ix-Xatt, Sliema in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The incident occurred at around 2:00am, when two men, armed with a knife, entered the premises and demanded money from the cashier—a 25-year-old man from Nepal.

According to preliminary investigations, the suspects fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash and other items. No one was injured during the incident.

Later on Wednesday, the police stated that another robbery a few hours later was likely carried out by the same two men, as a red Toyota Ractis was used in both robberies.

The Toyota Ractis was then seen in Ħamrun as police stopped the driver, a 42-year-old Birżebbuġa resident, and arrested him. 

Police also arrested a 37-year-old Libyan man in his home in Sliema in connection with the robberies. 

Magistrate Joe Mifsud was informed of the case and has launched an inquiry, as police investigations are still ongoing.