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Moment man blows up ATMs with homemade explosives trying to steal cash

Summary by The Independent
A would-be thief used homemade explosives to blow up ATMs in multiple failed attempts to steal cash. Footage released by North East Regional Organised Crime Unit on Wednesday (7 January) shows Kristopher Follos, 45, of Olivers Mill, Morpeth, approaching a cash machine and placing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on it, causing it to explode. The 45-year-old targeted machines across Northumberland, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire between M…

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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