The night was explosive in French-speaking Switzerland. In addition to the case of an exploded ATM in Montagny-près-Yverdon (VD), it was in Rossens (FR) that a cash machine was attacked, as a reader informed us. On site, agents were still busy in the morning for the intervention. The Friborg cantonal police confirm that the events occurred last night, around 2:55 a.m. and that “several unknown people had fled in an unknown direction, possibly in a dark car”.
Despite the support of patrols from the Vaud cantonal police and the Bernese cantonal police, the perpetrators have not yet been arrested and it is not specified whether any money could have been taken. Vaud specialists in explosives neutralization were mobilized on site, as were Fedpol and the Zurich forensic institute. “Only material damage has been reported,” the police said. Any witness to the scene or the escape of the thugs is invited to report to the police on 026 347 01 17.
It was not the baptism of fire for this specific ATM. Just over two years ago, in September 2022, people had already attacked this ATM in the middle of the night before fleeing with loot. ATM attacks have been numerous lately. This year alone, in French-speaking Switzerland, we can at least cite the cases, in July, of a postomat still in Montagny-près-Yverdon, a few days later, a Raiffeisen distributor in Sainte-Croix (VD), or again, in March, a postomat in Yvonand (VD).
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