Unknown perpetrators tried early Tuesday morning on the market square in Butzbach (Wetteraukreis) to blow up an ATM in a business and residential building.
When this failed, they sped off in a car, the police said.
Butzbach - Shortly after 4:00 a.m., residents were roused from their sleep by a loud bang and were made aware of the perpetrators' activities.
According to police, witnesses reported that two people with headlamps hurried out of the building and joined another person in a dark car parked in front of the door.
An Offenbach license plate was affixed to the car.
The trio drove away at high speed.
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An immediate search for the perpetrators was initially unsuccessful.
It quickly became apparent that the license plates attached to the car at the time of the crime had previously been stolen in the Offenbach district.
The search for the perpetrators will continue.
The strangers are said to have been dressed in dark clothes at the time of the crime, and one of them was carrying a backpack.
The getaway vehicle may be an older, black BMW sedan.
Police and fire brigade cleared the building in the morning as a precaution and cordoned off the crime scene widely.
After explosives experts from the Hessian State Criminal Police Office had checked the premises, affected residents were reported to be able to return to their apartments.
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As far as the police are currently aware, no one was injured.
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dpa
