Hesse: Unknown blow up ATMs and flee

Residents hear a loud bang at night.

Hesse: Unknown blow up ATMs and flee

Residents hear a loud bang at night. It quickly becomes clear: It was an explosion - and another case in which criminals were targeting an ATM.

Taunusstein/Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) - At least two unknown perpetrators blew up an ATM in Taunusstein (Rheingau-Taunus district) on Wednesday. According to the police in Wiesbaden, it was initially unclear whether they made booty and what damage the explosion caused. After the detonation, the perpetrators fled undetected. The ATM was in an office building that also houses the city hall.

Residents in the Hahn district heard a bang early in the morning and alerted the police. Police officers searched the area with a helicopter, among other things. The area around City Hall was closed to traffic. Explosives experts from the Hessian State Criminal Police Office examined the rubble in the morning. The strangers are said to have fled in a dark-colored car. people were not injured.