Germany: Explosives Used in ATM Attack

TRIPwire, 20 March 2023
On 20 March 2023, local police responded after unidentified suspects used “solid explosives” to attack two ATMs inside a shopping mall in Oststeinbek in Stormarn district and fled the scene with an unknown amount of money. No further details about the explosives have been released. The explosion destroyed the two ATMs and damaged several shops in the mall, but no injuries were reported. The incident remains under investigation.