Two men were apprehended while attempting to rob a shop in St Paul’s Bay.
The police said the attempted robbery happened at around 3am on Monday on Triq il-Maskli, St Paul’s Bay.
Officers on patrol heard shouting coming from the shop and saw that a robbery was in progress. The officers ordered the men to drop weapons they were carrying. One of the robbers did so, the other tried to flee but was apprehended moments later.
Two shop workers, a 29-year-old woman from Msida and a 44-year-old man from St Paul’s Bay, were administered medical aid, after the latter was slightly injured when one of the thieves pressed a knife against his back. The woman was not injured.
Source: Malta Police
