Police are investigating a case of theft and carrying an offensive weapon after a 34 year old tourist reported that a man had snatched her handbag as she was walking on a Limassol street at around 8.30 pm and fled.
A 50 year old man who witnessed the incident came to her assistance and then tried to stop the perpetrator but he pulled out a knife and threatened him, and managed to get away.
The woman said that the bag contained cash, credit cards, personal documents and a mobile telephone.
