They were attacking an ATM in Bitonto using the marmot technique, but the explosion seriously injured two of them, who were then left in front of the Bari Polyclinic. It happened during the night. It was around 3am when the Deutsche Bank ATM was blown up in Viale della Repubblica in Bitonto. According to what has been learned, at least five bandits were involved. But something went wrong as two people from the commando were overwhelmed by the explosion. Therefore their accomplices accompanied them and left them in front of the Bari Polyclinic so that they could receive the necessary treatment. One is hospitalized in the intensive care unit with brain hemorrhages, the other has undergone delicate surgery because the explosion would have hit him full in the face. The State Police is investigating the matter. The images recorded by the video surveillance systems of the area and of the bank attacked are being examined. It is unclear whether the attack was successful. The explosion, in addition to shaking the residents of the area, caught by the roar in the middle of the night, caused various damages including the collapse of the compartment in which the banknote dispenser was located and it will take a few more hours to ascertain whether the money was taken away. The Scientific Police was also present at the site of the attack for investigations. Above all, the stories of the gang’s accomplices who were injured will be fundamental.
Just 10 days ago in Bitonto, on 15 June, a group of bandits attacked the branch of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena in Corso Vittorio Emanuele. Scene that was filmed with a mobile phone from a balcony. In that case the robbery was successful with a loot of around 50 thousand euros taken away. Tonight’s assault came a few hours after the meeting of the committee for order and security convened by the Prefecture of Bari, held yesterday, in which the mayor of Bitonto Francesco Paolo Ricci asked for a strengthening of the garrisons in the city by of the police forces.
