ATM theft backfires as explosion knocks down robber

Police in Australia have released CCTV footage in search of a man who tried to rob an ATM by blowing it up.

The man planted explosives on a cash machine in the city of Darwin, however, his plan went wrong when he was knocked off his feet by the blast.

The ATM was left in a mangled mess, but all the cash remained safely inside.

Police are linking the botched raid with a similar incident on Christmas Eve.