A 46-year-old woman was robbed of €11,000 this morning by two armed men who knocked on the door of her residence in Mosta.

The police said the incident happened at 9.40 in Britannia Street.

The woman said that two men knocked on her door and when she opened, they demanded cash. One of them pointed a firearm at her and they forced their way in.

They later ran off with a sum not exceeding €11,000.

The woman, who had been on her own, was not injured.

Magistrate Giovanni Griscti is holding an inquiry.

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