Man arrested following assault and robbery

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A man was arrested following an alleged assault and robbery in Marsa on Wednesday.

Shortly after 11am police received a report that a man had been assaulted and robbed in August 6th Garden in Marsa.

The injured man said he had been attacked and robbed and from a description he gave police of his attacker, officers stopped a man fitting that description.

The suspect became aggressive before officers finally apprehended him. He was found to be carrying a number of pointed weapons.

Source: Malta Police

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