Man in court over cash machine explosion plot
A bomb disposal team removed a small number of devices from a property at Olivers Mill, in Morpeth, earlier this week
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A man has been charged over an alleged plot to blow up a cash machine.
The ATM, at Hedgeley Services in Powburn, Northumberland, was on fire when police arrived on 12 May.
Kristopher Follos, 45, of Olivers Mill, Morpeth, appeared at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court charged with conspiracy to steal, conspiracy to cause explosions, and making an explosive substance.
He was remanded in custody, and the case was adjourned until 3 October.
On Wednesday, an explosive ordinance disposal team was called out to a building at Olivers Mill, where police found a small number of improvised explosive devices and the suspect was arrested.
A second suspect, a 56-year-old man, has been released on police bail after being arrested in Bedford on the same day.
Officers say those responsible for the explosion fled empty-handed when the cash machine failed to open.
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