Robbers blow up ATMs, flee with more than $100,000 in Malaysia

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Robbers blow up ATMs, flee with more than $100,000 in Malaysia
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The CCTV footage was obscured after the robbers sprayed black paint on the cameras. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SHAH ALAM – Three masked robbers took just five minutes to blow up two automated teller machines at an Ambank branch in Setia Alam, Selangor. They escaped with RM349,000 in cash.

Shah Alam police officer Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said he was alerted to the incident at 6.48am on Thursday, reported New Straits Times. “Our probe identified three suspects who were seen entering the premises. They arrived in a white car suspected to be a Mitsubishi ASX,” he said.“We are on the hunt for the suspects,” he was quoted as saying in New Straits Times.He added that the two ATMs, valued at around RM60,000, were likely blown up using gas pressure, according to preliminary investigations. Both ATMs were damaged — one was blasted open and broken into, while the other was not.

In February 2022, two robbers made off with RM260,000 in cash after blowing up an ATM at a convenience store in Meru, Selangor. Police said the robbers blew open the machine using a type of gas via a pipe from their car, which was parked outside the store, reported The Star.Robbers blew up an ATM machine using explosive substances and fled with RM300,000, according to the Malay Mail.

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