Francis Frendo, 42 of Qormi and James Abela, 34, also of Qormi, this morning pleaded not guilty to trying to steal from the Auto Silencers shop in Tarxien and relapsing.

The two were arrested after neighbours alerted the police while the men were allegedly removing slabs from a wall in a bid to gain access.

They were denied bail.

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