CHANTHABURI: A small bomb was detonated at an ATM in Khlung district about 2am on Wednesday, but the cashbox remained intact and the two would-be robbers fled empty handed.
The explosion occurred as an ATM in front of I Mang Credit Union Cooperative on Sueng Patana Sai 5 Road in tambon Sueng.
The blast shattered the body of the seven-month-old Bangkok Bank ATM, and damaged the concrete wall and ceiling lamp. However, the cashbox showed only a few dents and the thieves were unable to open it.
An eyewitness said he heard an explosion about 1.54am, when he was adding money to his prepaid phone account at a kiosk about 100 metres away. He saw two men, who covered their heads as they fled on a blue Honda motorcycle.
Police said a pipe bomb was used for the attempted robbery.