Man Blows Up ATM in Philadelphia, Escapes With Undisclosed Cash Amount: Report

A man blew up an ATM inside a Philadelphia takeout restaurant and ran off with an undisclosed amount of cash, a report said.

The explosion happened overnight at Foodland Express in West Philadelphia, CBS 3 News reported.

An exploded ATM at a take-out restaurant in Philadelphia. — A man blew a hole into an ATM in a take-out restaurant in Philadelphia and took off with an unknown amount of cash.CBS 3 News Philadelphia

Surveillance video captured the man being dropped off by a car about a block away from the restaurant before the blast. He fled in the same vehicle, the station reported.

A gaping hole in the ATM was visible Wednesday morning, with debris scattered on the floor, NBC 10 reported.

Police did not disclose what kind of explosive was used on the cash machine.

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