A shop assistant got the fright of her life when a man wearing a hoodie brandished a weapon and held up the shop.
The police said that the man walked into the shop in Triq il-Wied, Balzan, at 9.30pm on Sunday and grabbed an unspecified figure of cash before running away.
The shop assistant, a 44-year-old Birkirkara woman, was the only person in the shop at the time. She was not hurt.
Police investigations are still underway.