Perpetrators in hiding

Blown up: Vandal set his sights on an ATM

Forensics were on site Tuesday morning.(Bild: Zeitungsfoto.at)

The series of ATM blasts has now also reached Tyrol: on Tuesday night, an ATM was blown up in the municipality of Haiming (Imst district). A major police manhunt was unsuccessful - the perpetrators were able to go into hiding. Is there a connection with the blasts in eastern Austria?

At exactly 2.49 a.m., the ATM on the outside facade of a supermarket in the Ötztal-Bahnhof district of Haiming blew up. "It is still unclear what explosives were used. It remained an attempt. According to the current state of the investigation, the perpetrators were unable to steal any cash," chief investigator Katja Tersch from the LKA Tirol told the "Krone" newspaper.

The manhunt was unsuccessful
The criminals were able to go into hiding after the coup. "The police immediately launched an extensive manhunt. However, there are currently no leads on the perpetrators," Tersch continued. It is also still completely unclear how many perpetrators were involved in the blast.

The forensics team was on site until late this morning. The task now is to evaluate the evidence.

Katja Tersch, Leiterin LKA Tirol

Bild: Christof Birbaumer

Connection with other crimes?
The forensics team was on site until late morning. The task now is to evaluate the evidence collected. The investigation to identify the perpetrators is in full swing. Whether there is a connection with recent ATM blasts in eastern Austria can only be speculated at this stage. "Everything is still open at the moment," says Tersch.

In recent weeks, there have been several attacks on ATMs in the east of the country - for example in Vienna and Upper Austria. In the federal capital, the first financial institutions have already restricted the availability of cash withdrawals.

If you have any useful information or suspicious observations regarding the current case in Tyrol, please contact the Provincial Criminal Police Office on 059 133-70 3333.