Explosive machine blasting: Berlin in fear and unrest!

Explosive machine blasting: Berlin in fear and unrest!

in Berlin, criminal gangs continue their explosive hustle and bustle. On Saturday, December 14th, an ATM in Reinickendorf was attacked with such a violent explosion that the individual parts flew to the sausage counter of a nearby Edeka market! Around 3:10 a.m. there was a huge bang on the Heckerdamm, which had the glass panes of the surrounding shops ripped off. With this brutal attack that committed unknown perpetrators, the keyboard of the machine was torn out and thrown through the window of the supermarket. In their criminal project, the masterminds left a lot of destruction, such as bz-berlin.de reported.

But this shocking act is not isolated. The interior senator of Berlin, Iris Spranger, commented concerns about the alarming increase of such incidents that are a significant risk to residents. In 2020 there were only four ATM blasts in Berlin; In 2023 there were already 24 and 39 to date this year, 14 of them successful. Spranger emphasized that the use of dangerous explosives increasingly endanger the security of citizens. She instructed the banks to take responsibility and improve security measures to make future attacks more difficult, such as "https://www.t-online.de/region/id_100546736/berlin-spranger-automatensprengers-menmense-fahren-fuer-bohner.html.html.de reported.

frequency of the acts of violence

These recent events are part of a troubling trend. In just three weeks there were seven other incidents in the capital, including blasting in Marzahn-Hellersdorf and Köpenick. The police registered a total of 461 cases throughout Germany in 2023 of such brutal raids, in which the criminals captured 30 million euros and caused damage at a much higher amount. Spranger called for legal regulations to improve the protection of ATMs, including increased housings and the installation of color cartridges that make the banknotes unusable. The commercial banks now have to act to prevent further escalations.