A 49-year-old man from Sta Venera was held-up by an armed and hooded man in Triq il-Kukkanja, Sta Venera this evening.
The police said the man was held up at 5.10 p.m. while he was walking. His attacker got out of a car from the passenger side and asked him to hand over all that he was carrying.
After he did so, the attacker got back into the car which sped off.
The car driver was also hooded.
No one was injured in the incident.
Duty magistrate Antonio Micallef Trigona is holding an inquiry.