Thousands of euros in cash were stolen from a lotto booth in Zachary Street, Valletta, on Saturday evening.

The police said the incident happened at around 6pm.

A man entered the booth and ordered the 45-year-old female employee from Sliema to switch off the lights and close the door.

He then went behind the shop counter, grabbed the money from the till and ran off, the police said.

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