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| Digger used to rip ATM from bank | Digger used to rip ATM from bank |
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| Thieves have used a digger to steal an ATM from a bank in Crossmaglen. | Thieves have used a digger to steal an ATM from a bank in Crossmaglen. |
| It happened at about 0600 GMT on Saturday. The digger was used to pull the cash machine from the wall of the Bank of Ireland at The Square. | It happened at about 0600 GMT on Saturday. The digger was used to pull the cash machine from the wall of the Bank of Ireland at The Square. |
| The thieves burned the digger as well as a tractor and trailer used to transport it to the bank. | |
| SDLP councillor Geraldine Donnelly said it appeared the vehicles were used to block access from the nearby police station in the south Armagh village. | |
| The robbers took the ATM away in a flat-bed truck. | |
| Ms Donnelly said the robbery was "an attack on the entire community". | |
| "There's a huge hole in the wall, there's a large digger in the Square which has been burned out and abandoned and at the other end blocking the Cullaville Road is a low-loader which has also been burned out," she said. | |
| "I'd imagine they were blocking the police from attempting to come to the scene - it was a way of making sure they had a clear run." | |
| Police believe the digger and tractor were stolen on Thursday night in Ardee, County Louth. | |
| Detectives in Newry have appealed for anyone who saw the green John Deere tractor or orange Fiat Hitachi track digger to contact them. | Detectives in Newry have appealed for anyone who saw the green John Deere tractor or orange Fiat Hitachi track digger to contact them. |
| The Square in Crossmaglen has been closed to traffic, which has caused major delays as the Cullaville to Crossmaglen road is already closed because of roadworks. | The Square in Crossmaglen has been closed to traffic, which has caused major delays as the Cullaville to Crossmaglen road is already closed because of roadworks. |
| About 8,000 spectators are expected to attend a Gaelic football match in the village on Saturday afternoon. | About 8,000 spectators are expected to attend a Gaelic football match in the village on Saturday afternoon. |
| Thirteen cash machines have been stolen across Northern Ireland over the last year. | Thirteen cash machines have been stolen across Northern Ireland over the last year. |
| A reward of up to £25,000 has been offered for anyone who can help catch the criminals targeting cash machines in Northern Ireland. | A reward of up to £25,000 has been offered for anyone who can help catch the criminals targeting cash machines in Northern Ireland. |
| The money has been offered by Link, the operator of the UK's cash machine network. | The money has been offered by Link, the operator of the UK's cash machine network. |