Manhunt: ATM Bombers Stole Car from High School Graduates in Upper Austria

A large-scale manhunt was launched. At around 2:45 AM, the perpetrators blew up the ATM in a bank branch in a shopping center. Because the getaway car, a vehicle with Dutch license plates, was severely damaged, they fled - without loot - initially on foot.

Perpetrators in Gmunden Threatened Graduate with Knife

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

They then made off with the young man's car. According to the police, it is a gray VW Tiguan, which originally had Gmunden license plates. However, the perpetrators are believed to have swapped these for yellow Dutch ones.

The Upper Austria State Criminal Police Office has taken over the investigation. If anyone sees the getaway car, the police request that they immediately call the emergency number or inform the State Criminal Police Office (Tel.: 059133/403388).

(APA/Red)

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