Cash machine blast nets thieves some €100,000

Police are seeking unknown thieves who managed to marque disconnected with tens of thousands of euros aft blowing up a currency instrumentality extracurricular a supermarket northwest of Athens.

No injuries were reported from the strong pre-dawn blast connected Saturday astatine Inofyta successful the Viotia region. The thieves are believed to person managed to drawback astir €100,000 from the destroyed machine.

They near scores of charred and half-burnt banknotes behind, with a look value of astir €2,500. In such attacks thieves typically capable the ATM with flammable state and then airy it successful bid to get astatine the currency inside.

Police are looking done CCTV footage from the vicinity successful a bid to track the thieves.