Updated 8pm with arrest

A man was arrested on Saturday evening after an armed robbery at a shop in Triq l-Oratorju, Cospicua, earlier in the day.

Police said the suspect was apprehended in Cospicua after an intensive search. 

The suspected crime took place at around 1.15pm when the man, masked and armed with a knife, entered the shop and demanded money from the cashier before making his getaway. 

Nobody was injured in the robbery. Police investigations are ongoing.

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