Police in Philadelphia are investigating after thieves, allegedly, attempted to use dynamite to destroy an ATM at a convenience store in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood.
Law enforcement officials said that officers found an unexploded stick of dynamite next to an ATM in a convenience store located along the 4700 block of N. 5th Street, at about 2:40 a.m., early Wednesday.
Officers responded after a reported attempted robbery of the ATM, officials said, and a bomb squad cleared the scene after the stick of dynamite was discovered.
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Officials said the individuals who may have attempted to destroy the ATM had fled the scene by the time the police arrived, but an investigation is underway.
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