November 15, 2013
"Play those games, win those prizes," Mom always said. In a case of highly questionable judgment, three Australian men attempted to rob an ATM by filling it with gas and then igniting it.
Police believe the men might have been injured in the ensuing explosion and fireball that occurred at around 2:25 a.m. on Friday in a Gold Coast suburb, according to a report by The Australian.
Though the ATM was mostly destroyed, the safe remained intact and the would-be thieves fled, cashless.
We've seen this movie before: Approximately a year-and-a-half ago, police in Perth, Australia, posted a CCTV video of two men attempting a similar attack — and achieving similar results. Authorities suspected injuries in that incident, as well.
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