The ATM at the yarn factory of SR Spinning Co in Muang district of Phetchaburi was heavily damaged by two thieves. (photo by Chaiwat Satyaem)PHETCHABURI: Two men broke into a Siam Commercial Bank ATM in Muang district, set it on fire and made off with 2.1 million baht in cash, police say. Police said the thieves took boxes of 500- and 1,000-baht banknotes worth 2.1 million baht in total but left a box of 100-baht notes. Siam Commercial Bank officials said they had loaded 4.17 million baht into the machine on May 13, including 170,000 baht in 100-baht notes. Police later found a gas cylinder, an air cylinder and a flashlight in a paddy field behind the yarn factory.

Source: Bangkok Post May 20, 2017 09:22 UTC