Young man injured in Hamrun gaming outlet hold-up

A 19-year-old man was slightly injured after two armed robbers broke into a gaming outlet in Hamrun on Friday night.

Police said that the hooded men, who were armed with a firearm and a knife, entered the outlet in Triq Dun Nerik Cordina Perez at around 9:45pm. They attacked the teenage employee, demanded money from him, and fled the scene with a “substantial amount of cash”.

The clients who were inside the outlet during the robbery were not harmed.

A magisterial inquiry is being held.