Peter Hawkins
November 18, 2008 - 6:31AM
A gang of four men are believed to be responsible for blowing up three ATMs across Sydney early this morning.
A St George ATM exploded through a shopfront window at Milperra in the city's south-west about 2.30am.
Debris and glass was sent flying across the carpark of the Ashford Village shopping centre on the corner of Bullecourt Avenue and Ashford Avenue.
Others hit in the rampage included an ATM at Birwood Avenue, Georges Hall, about 2.50am and an ATM in Penshurst Avenue at Penshurst about 3.10am, police said.
Both are also in Sydney's south-west.
It is believed the same men were disturbed attempting to rob a fourth ATM on Railway Street at Chatswood in Sydney's North Shore.
Police said a member of the public stumbled across the men setting up an explosive device about 4am and was then threatened with a firearm.
Startled, the men fled in a dark sedan. No shots were fired, police said.
The device did not detonate and is still in danger of exploding.
The bomb squad have sealed off the area.
Police said they are unsure how much money the men escaped with, if any at all.
Specialist forensic police remain at all the ATMs and State Crime Command are investigating.
Police said they are not ruling out the possibility of all four robberies being linked.
They also said it is too early to determine any link between the men and previous ATM robberies using explosives this month.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1300 333 000.
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