Inept thieves who tried to break open a cash machine using welding torches only succeeded in setting fire to the money. The failed attempt to rob the ATM took place in the southern Kazakhstan region of Almaty. Pictures of the aftermath of the criminals' doomed attempt at theft show bundles of scorched 5,000-tenge notes that have been rendered unusable. 5,000 tenge is worth about NZ$22, so the thieves stood to get away with a substantial haul if their scheme had been successful, in a country where the average monthly wage is 173,685 KZT (NZ$763). Just think about it: all the money in that ATM could have been used for something like maybe a bit of sexy time with a prostitute. Is nice!
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