No one was injured in a hold-up at a grocery store in Zebbug at around 5.15 p.m.
Sources said that a person holding a firearm approached the owner of Crops Seller, situated in Main Street corner with Mamo Street, and asked for money. Another person was in the shop at the time.
It is understood that the amount stolen was minimal.
Duty magistrate Marse-Ann Farrugia is holding an inquiry.