An ATM was blown up in Gänserndorf on Wednesday night. An initiated alarm search was unsuccessful, police spokesman Johann Baumschlager reported upon request. Whether it was one or more perpetrators was initially unclear, as ORF Lower Austria also reported. The area around the affected bank was cordoned off, and the state criminal police office took over the investigations.

ATM Explosion in Gänserndorf

The explosion was carried out at 3.55 am, according to Baumschlager. Officers from the theft investigation department and the crime scene group were dispatched.

The area around the bank was "widely cordoned off", said Baumschlager. It was necessary to check whether there was explosives in another ATM. Instructions from the security forces were to be followed, it was emphasized.

(APA/Red)

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