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Dinant (Belgium), September 26th 2009.

Two bankrobbers die during attempted bank robbery.

This morning, two bankrobbers died when they attempted to rob a cash dispenser at a bank in Dinant. The two had attempted to crack the dispenser using dynamite. Apparently they overestimated the quantity of dynamite needed: when it was set off, the charge demolished the building the bank was housed in.

The police was warned about the incident around 3.20h; when they arrived at the scene, they found one of the bankrobbers, severely injured. He was rushed to hospital but died shortly after arrival due to massive head injury.

Initially investigators assumed his accomplice had managed to get away; it was only some 12 hours after the explosion occured they finally found the second bankrobber's body underneath the debris.

A BMW was found close to the bank.

Only 15 days ago an attempted break-in occured at the same agency.

Nobody else was in the building, in which only the bank was housed, at the time of the attack. Due to the severe damage caused by the blast, it will have to be demolished.

Sources: De Standaard Online: Twee overvallers komen om bij opblazen bankautomaat - http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=DMF20090926_014 Le Soir.be: Hold-up à la dynamite à Dinant, les 2 malfrats décédés - http://www.lesoir.be/sports/directlive/article_729523.shtml

Submitted on 09/26/2009

Submitted by: Nikko Yaginuma
Reference: Le Soir 9/26/09; De Standaard 9/26/09

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James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
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