Cash machine blown off the wall in Newtonhill raid

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The cash machine was blown off the wall in the explosion

A cash machine at a Tesco's Metro store in Aberdeenshire was blown off the wall in an attack in the early hours of the morning.

The ATM at the store on Newtonhill Road, Newtonhill, was believed to have been damaged by a gas explosion.

People in the surrounding area reported a loud bang at about 03:00 on Saturday morning.

Police said inquiries were at an early stage and they did not know how much money had been taken.