21/03/2020 15:09:00
The police are looking for the perpetrators
Police are investigating two cases of theft and attempted theft by an automated money-making
machine, which is appealing for information that could help clear up the case.
Specifically, around 4.10am today, a mobile cash machine exploded in the area of Parekklisia. The
cash machine was completely destroyed by the explosion, and the money that appeared to have
been stolen seems to have been stolen. Members of the police conducted on-the-scene examinations,
which revealed that the explosion was due to an improvised explosive device of high power.
The incident appears to be related to two persons, who used a large, dark-colored motorcycle and fled
the scene heading north to the Limassol-Nicosia motorway.
Police are investigating the possibility of the two suspects being linked to a case of attempted theft
of cash from an automatic cash machine, which was committed early in the morning, also in Limassol.
The case was reported by a bank branch manager in the Germasogeia region, who said that unknown
people caused damage to the branch's cash machine, but failed to recover any cash.
Examination on the scene revealed that around 3.30am. on Friday, two people set off an
improvised explosive device that had been mounted on the machine, but it did not explode.
Afterwards, the perpetrators allegedly left the scene on a high-speed motorcycle.
Police are posting photos of the two suspects on the scene in order to gather information that may help
clarify the case. Anyone who knows anything who can help can contact the Limassol TAE, at
25-805057 or the Citizens' Contact Line at 1460 or the nearest Police Station or through the Police
Police Online Complaint Platform Cyprus ».
In addition, in order to prevent such crimes, the public is urged to cooperate with the Police and, in the event of any suspicious movement of persons or vehicles, immediately contact the Police at 112 .
