Post office wrecked by explosion in cash machine raid

A post office branch in Long Ashton, near Bristol, has been wrecked after a cash machine was blown up in the early hours of this morning (4 January).

The explosion at the post office on Weston Road blew out the front of the shop, leaving it in ruins.

A viewer has caught the moment a cash machine was set alight on camera.

Local resident Ivor Norman heard the bang and says he had no idea what it was until he looked outside.

Police have arrested three people on suspicion of causing an explosion with intent to endanger life.