After ATM Explosion in Gmunden: Getaway Car Burned Out

The VW Tiguan, which the four previously unknown perpetrators had stolen from a high school graduate, was found in full blaze in a wooded area in Aichkirchen near Lambach at 10:00 PM on Friday, as informed by the Upper Austria State Police Directorate on Saturday. Presumably, the perpetrators set the car on fire to leave no traces.

According to the police, the perpetrators are believed to be young men of Moroccan descent. They have not yet been caught, as a police spokesperson explained to the APA on Saturday morning.

The ATM was blown up at around 2:45 AM on Friday in a bank branch in a shopping center. Because not only the bank foyer but also the perpetrators' car, a vehicle with Dutch license plates, suffered severe damage, the perpetrators initially fled on foot without any loot.

VW Tiguan Stolen from High School Graduate

A few hundred meters away, a graduation party was taking place. There, the four masked men, armed with a knife, initially attempted to rob three young women of their car. When that failed, they threatened a high school graduate with the knife and forced him to give them his car key.

They then made off with the young man's car, a gray VW Tiguan. The car originally had Gmunden license plates. However, the perpetrators are believed to have swapped them for yellow Dutch plates.

Police Request Assistance

The getaway vehicle apparently burned out completely in the wooded area in Aichkirchen. According to the police, attempts are still being made to secure and evaluate evidence. The State Criminal Police Office is asking witnesses who noticed the stolen Tiguan - especially in the municipality of Aichkirchen near a forest - to immediately contact a police station or the permanent service of the theft group of the Upper Austria State Criminal Police Office at 059133/403388.

Video recordings from private households or wildlife cameras could also be of importance, it was said. The police also issue a call for witnesses to gas station employees who may have noticed suspicious activities related to the purchase of gasoline - possibly in canisters - by young male individuals with a migration background on Friday, to immediately contact the police or the permanent service.

(APA/Red)

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