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Three arrested after cash machine blown up
Three people were arrested after a cash machine was blown up at a post office in Long Ashton.
A hole was torn out of the front of the shop on Weston Road as thieves made off with cash in the early hours of Monday morning.
Police arrested three men on suspicion of causing an explosion likely to endanger life.
is needed now More than ever
Police announced in October last year that there had been 12 attacks on cash machines using explosives in the past year.
They were trying to get at the cash machine but ended up blowing up the entire post office at Long Ashton #HeartNews pic.twitter.com/WIYCBKsEpM
— Heart West News (@HeartWestNews) January 4, 2016
We are closed due to thieves exploding our ATM and destroying our premises. Sorry
— Long Ashton P O (@LongAshtonPO) January 4, 2016
Main picture from Long Ashton Golf.