A thief robbed a Cospicua store at knifepoint on Friday evening and made a getaway before police could arrive at the scene.

The man entered a shop on Triq Santa Tereża at around 6.30pm and ordered the cashier, a 30-year-old woman who lives in Gżira, to hand over money in the till. He was armed with a knife at the time.

Magistrate Aaron Bugeja is leading an inquiry into the theft.

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