Cash dispenser explosion near Den Bosch partly demolishes bank

An attempt to blow up an ATM at a Rabobank branch in the village of Vinkel near Den Bosch on Sunday night resulted in a large part of the building being demolished.

The would-be thieves made off after the blast but it is not clear if they got away the cash. ‘The dispenser is buried under the rubble,’ a police spokesman told broadcaster NOS. ‘We can only start our forensic investigation when the area has been cleared and made safe.

No-one was seriously injured in the explosion but people living in two apartments above the bank had to spend the night elsewhere.

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