Would-be robbers in Germany had to flee empty handed after blowing up everything in a bank except for the cash machine where the only money was.

In the northeastern village of Malliss, the bank was reduced to a pile of rubble and its roof completely obliterated. Amid the wreckage, only the cash machine could be seen intact.

Cars and buildings in a radius of up to 100 meters were damaged in the night time explosion, though no one was injured.

Police are searching for the suspected robbers.