Two workers at the San Gwann Bank of Valletta branch were mistaken for thieves yesterday when they got locked in the building and had to sound the alarm for assistance.
The police rushed to the scene shortly after the alarm went off at around 3.45 p.m.
The men who were found inside told the police they were workers and had got locked inside. The suspicious officers refused to let them out until the veracity of their claim was confirmed by bank officials.