Unknown persons blew up an ATM on Osterfelder Straße in Bottrop early Monday morning (2:53 a.m.). The police are looking for witnesses.
According to witnesses, four people in dark clothing fled in the direction of Oberhausen in a white car with Oberhausen license plates after the explosion.
People are not believed to have been injured. The building is a residential and commercial building. The building had to be evacuated in consultation with the Recklinghausen fire department due to the damage to the front area.
A structural engineer cleared the building again after inspection.
Information about the getaway vehicle and the suspects is being accepted by the investigating authorities in Münster on 0251 275-0. To submit image and video files, please use the following information portal: https://nrw.hinweisportal.de/.