A 21-year-old man suspected of stealing from a Lakatamia store while threatening staff with a knife, was arrested in the early hours on Saturday.

He is believed to be one of the two men who walked into the store at 3:30pm on Thursday and using a knife and iron rod. They threatened one of the employees and stole cash from one of the tills.

The 21-year-old was arrested in Nicosia at 2am on Saturday morning. He has since been detained, while officers continue investigations.