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Updated at 1:41 a.m. ET: MAINZ, Germany -- Robbers attempted to blow up an ATM to get the cash inside early Monday -- but ended up destroying the whole bank.
They apparently used more explosives than necessary, reducing the building in the small German town of Darup to rubble and waking some local residents.
German police told NBC News Tuesday that they suspect the incident was part of a nationwide series of robberies in which the thieves put an explosive gas mixture into ATMs and ignite it.
According to a police report, the robbers were able to get a low four-figure sum of cash out of the destroyed ATM. The robbers remained on the run Tuesday.
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The building in which the bank branch is located also holds four apartments, which are now uninhabitable. No one was hurt.
Other recent robberies in Germany have seen cars being driven into jeweler's shop windows and bank break-ins where thieves tied ropes around ATMs to pull them out of the building with a vehicle.
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Its like a comedy. But real life.
Didn't really happen if there isn't pictures.
It's more like a movie, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".
Big Bank Theory
Very funny love it
Now that is just too funny. On the other hand, the little man sticking it to the BIG Banks. Gotta love it!
That money is not the BANKS, fool! Who's money do you think you withdraw from the bank ATM!
bubbe: The banks carry the insurance on the deposits, not the customer.
Mike, the money you draw out of the machines is the money we put in, and since the banks have to pay the insurance who do you think and how do you think there going to get that money back whne their insurance goes up. Wake up! Your the victim not the bank it's not their money!
Bubba,
Actually, the money you draw out of the machines is the money they put in.
Ever use a debit card Einstein?
Bubba, SOME of the money in the bank is money that the customers put in. The rest of it is from the billions of bailouts that Congress authorized. Just ask yourself the question, when working Americans are being pinched with layoffs, wage cuts, and evictions, where do the Banks find the money to keep on giving their CEOs multimillion dollar pay raises every year?
scottestinson1, the money they put in the ATM is the money you draw from you debit card moroon! It's your money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congress didn't bail out the banks in Germany, not this time anyway.
"Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?"
Woodcock, if you don't open the door I'm gonna blow you up again.
NO doubt that a "LITTLE propane " bottle wud put enuff explosive force there to BLOW up an awful lot of territory! These guys were NOT rockkkkett scientistz & were LUCKY they did not BLOW their fingers/heddz off uno. Domkoptz!!! for sure.
Dana: you beat me to it!
It's highly likely that there were still plenty of intact Euros blowing in the wind.
Muahahahahahaha
hmmm, yur mebbe - king of idddiotz, rather than allmankindddddd!!!
It blowed up REAL good.
blew
Didn't get the reference?
http://youtu.be/uHkvD7-u7y8
If only they made them easier to open the ATMs around there, this would have never happened.
And Boom goes the Dynamite.
GAS >>> MINDEEEEE, >>> GAS - - - wudddd yu puhleeze pay attention mindeee!!! SINZ YUNO SOOoooo much??? duh, duh, duh!!!
Propane in a confined space can be a lot of fun.
Hey denko95 it's a quote from Tosh.0. It's called making a joke.
The Apple Dumpling Gang, in real life.
Sounds like they should come over to the states....they would make excellent congressional candidates for the Tea Party.
How does it feel to be the 1st douche to inject politics? Mom must be proud.
Drano, you been drinking some of you?
drano, >>> what in interesting, but FITTING namesake yu hav chosen for yourself, MOST appropriate I say!
Oh Drano, you are such an A-hole. The Republicans steal from the middle-class to give to the rich, the Democrats steal from the middle-class to give to the poor. If you're middle-class the result is the same. So you must be one of the poor.
Added Too Much.
Don't give our "locals" any fresh ideas! The truck and the lasso gig would go over big in certain areas.
nah...this is old news but see what happened to some other ATM robber wannabes. apparently this hasn't been perfected yet. ☺
http://amog.com/offbeat/oops-botched-robberies-complete-morons/
I've seen several bank ATMs with warning stickers saying they have gps and tear gas dispenses if they are pried open.
For the amount of money in them it just does'nt seem worth it.
LMAO, chefaz! Thanks for the link - that just made my day.
Was it a group of radical Muslims, YA THINK ?
Overachievers?
Would be even more humorous if the bank blew up but the ATM was still in one piece
(I know I know they poured the explosive into the ATM but...)
I told you not to use those American gauges without the Chinese converters on them, that D@^ US equipment doesn't work right with out the right Chinese parts!
Bank will get insurance payout, and the expense gets passed on to the consumer. Hooray, great blow for the proletariat.
Only for you..The robbers really dont care...lol
Woh, Captain Obvious. They apparently used too much explosive and blew up the bank!? Well, apparently, you're right.
Butch and Sundance ride again.
And just where did these morons get this much explosives? This looks like a job for the Pink Panther to investigate.
"You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"
(Charlie Croker in 'The Italian Job', 1969)
Darn! Probably more $$ in the ATM!
As long as nobody is hurt we need more bank robbers like this.