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A 54-year-old lotto receiver, George Vella, was shot this morning in a hold-up as he was coming out of his residence, the police said.
The incident happened in Triq il-Qaqqoc, Zabbar.
The police said several gunshots were heard before an armed and hooded man escaped with a bag which the man had been carrying.
Mr Vella is being treated at Mater Dei Hospital. The police said late this morning that his injuries are not serious.
This was the second time that he was targeted. The first was a burglary at his lotto office in March 2001.
A car was damaged in this morning's shooting.