Police have said they are not currently linking an attempt to blow up a cash machine in Timperley to similar ‘gas attack’ cases elsewhere in the North West.

It follows an attempted robbery at the Post Office in Stockport Road, whereby thieves used gas in an attempt to break open an ATM machine by causing an explosion.

The method, known as an ATM gas attack, has been widely reported in mainland Europe but is a relatively new phenomenon in the UK.

It typically involves inserting a tube through the cash dispenser and flooding the ATM with a combustible gas, before a trigger device is activated.

Earlier this year, a similar attempt to access a cash machine using gas to cause an explosion occurred in Astley Bridge, Bolton.

Another attack in Burnley saw offenders escape with around £100,000.

source: local scare mongering media

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