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Aussie bank uses gas-detection system in ATMs

December 11, 2008

The Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald:Sydney's Commonwealth Bank says it will install gas-detection systems in its ATMs to combat a spate of robberies where gas has been used to blow up the machines. In a new robbery technique, thieves pump gas into an ATM money slot then detonate the machine from a distance. More than 24 ATM robberies have occurred in NSW, Queensland and Victoria in recent months, prompting a joint investigation into the crime spree. To combat the explosive robberies, the Commonwealth Bank has announced plans to install gas-detection systems in its ATMs, which would be linked to onsite and back-to-base alarms.

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