A hold-up took place on an insurance outlet at around 6.15pm in Pietà yesterday, the police said.

The robber, who was said to be armed and hooded, took off with €4,000 from Thomas Smith Insurance in Triq Guze Ellul.

No one was reported injured in the incident. A magisterial inquiry is under way.

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