The police are on the lookout for a thief who ran off with jewellery he stole from a shop in Qawra this afternoon.

Customers at the Classic Jewellers outlet got the fright of their life when the thief entered the shop, broke a display window with a crowbar and ran off with a number of items he managed to grab.

The theft took place at around 5 p.m.

The police said that the thief did not threaten anyone and did not have any other weapons except for the crowbar.

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