ATM burglars blow up machines in the canton of Vaud
Published: Thursday, Jul 4th 2024, 12:00
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Unknown perpetrators blew up an ATM in Savigny VD on Thursday night. The perpetrators fled, the amount of the loot was initially unknown.
The explosion caused extensive damage to the residential and commercial building, as reported by the Vaud cantonal police on Thursday.
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland was informed due to the suspected use of explosives. It is leading the investigation together with investigators from the Federal Police (Fedpol) and the Vaud cantonal police.
According to Fedpol, there have been 24 attacks on ATMs across the country so far this year. In the previous year, there were 32.
In recent months, ATMs have been attacked with explosives, mainly in areas close to the border. In response, the cantonal banks of Neuchâtel and Jura declared that they would reduce the number of ATMs due to the increasing number of attacks.
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