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File photo of the building in which the ATM was blown up. [Photo/Lanzhou Evening News]

ATMs blown up to steal money

A man was recently detained in Longxi county of Gansu province on suspicion of blowing up an ATM to steal the cash.

According to police, the man, surnamed Ye, reportedly told them that he learned how to make explosives and bought all the materials needed on the Internet. He also confessed to stealing money from five other ATMs. Police found more than 60,000 yuan ($9,700) Ye had allegedly buried, and seized all the materials he had bought online, reported Lanzhou Evening News.

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