9 Held in Netherlands, Belgium Over German ATM Explosions

9 Held in Netherlands, Belgium Over German ATM Explosions
A blown-up ATM is displayed during a press conference at the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) in Munich on Feb. 2, 2023. Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP
The Associated Press
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BERLIN—Nine men suspected of involvement in blowing up dozens of cash machines in Germany and stealing some 5.2 million euros (nearly $5.7 million) have been arrested in the Netherlands and Belgium, German authorities said.

The arrests were made during raids on 16 properties in the two neighboring countries on Jan. 30, prosecutors and police in the southern German states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg said on Feb. 2.