The police have arrested four Libyans found to be staying in Malta without valid documents.

The arrest followed a raid on an apartment in Rudoph Street, Sliema, this morning.

The police said officers had to break into the apartment when people inside were heard trying to escape after the police identified themselves.

The arrested men are aged between 24 and 29.

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