ATM Blown Up in Graz: Search for Perpetrators

Several perpetrators blew up two ATM machines in a bank branch in the Graz district of Eggenberg on the night of Thursday and then fled. According to the police, the thieves struck shortly after 3:00 AM. Significant property damage was caused. Whether they made off with any loot was still unclear by noon. An alarm search was unsuccessful. Video recordings have already been reviewed and witnesses have been questioned, according to the police.

Perpetrators Fled After ATM Explosion on Moped

There were no injuries, but the property damage was so extensive that no one could initially enter the bank's foyer. For example, broken electrical cables were hanging from the ceiling. It is still unclear whether and if so, how much loot the perpetrators made off with. One of the three ATM machines in the branch was spared.

It is clear that the perpetrators fled on at least one moped. The two-wheeler was found about two kilometers away in the morning. Whether it was stolen is still unclear, as stated in response to an APA inquiry in the early afternoon. There is no hot lead yet, and it is also unclear what type of explosive was used.

Recently ATM Blown Up in Tyrol

Just on the night of Tuesday, an ATM was blown up in Ötztal Bahnhof in Tyrol. However, the perpetrators did not make off with any loot there.

According to the police, the explosion in Graz is the 14th this year in Austria and the first in Styria. Whether there could be a connection with the other cases still needs to be clarified.

(APA/Red)

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