An estimated €20,000 worth of precious items are believed to have been stolen in a hold-up on a jewellery shop in St Paul’s Bay.

A man, believed to be British, walked into Super Gold Jewellery in Pioneers Road brandishing a large knife, police sources said. He ordered the sales girl to put jewellery in a bag and ran off.

Footage from security cameras is being examined by the police.

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