A would-be thief was apprehended by the police and another one escaped after forcing open a shop in Hamrun early this morning.

The police said the Hamrun district police were informed that two men were acting suspiciously close to a shop in Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud corner with Triq Kanonku Bonnici at 2.20am.

Upon the police arrival, one man fled the scene but the other one, an 18-year-old who lives Hamrun was apprehended.

Tools usually usually used in break-ins were found and the shop was forced open.

From preliminary investigations it appears that nothing was stolen but investigations are still ongoing.

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