As police reported in their bulletin on Wednesday, an ATM was blown up on Rue de Steinfort in Eischen at around 3.30am. The centre of Eischen was closed to traffic, but has now reopened.
According to initial information, the suspects are travelling on scooters or motorcycles in dark colours. Any suspicious individuals should be reported immediately by calling 113 and hitchhikers should not be picked up in the Steinfort area or across the greater region.
Spuerkeess confirmed in a statement at around 9am that the ATM targeted belonged to the bank, stressing that no one was injured in the incident and that authorities have launched an investigation.
An Eischen resident reported to RTL that he was woken by the explosions early on Wednesday morning: "I fell out of bed. It exploded, twice. Really, really loud; I thought the ATM had been blown up."
The search for the suspects caused major disruption to traffic, particularly affecting school traffic. Buses and pupils were unable to access the bus stop located directly next to the ATM.
