A knife-wielding man wearing a hoodie and sunglasses robbed a Rabat lotto booth this afternoon, police said this afternoon. 

The man entered the lotto booth on Triq San Pawl at around 4.45pm and told the 58-year-old Rabat woman working there to hand over any money in the shop till. He made away with an undisclosed amount of cash. 

The thief made a quick getaway and nobody was hurt during the hold-up. 

Magistrate Josette Demicoli has ordered an inquiry into the crime. Rabat police are investigating further.  

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