No one was injured in a hold-up on a gaming shop in St Joseph High Road, Hamrun at around 4.30pm. Some €1,000 were stolen.

The police said that an armed and hooded man walked into the shop, Bestplay, and demanded money from the 23-year-old salesman from Qormi. Another person was also in the shop at the time.

The thief escaped with the money.

An inquiry is being held.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.