Saudi ATM runs amok: Cops control stampede for extra cash

Clients stampeded a bank’s cash machine after it ran amok and started to give SR500 (Dh500) for a SR100 (Dh100) request.

A large number of clients  queued at the machine in the capital Riyadh after they were told about its sudden generosity before police arrived.

“The machine suddenly started to pop out SR500 instead of SR100 and this attracted a large number of customers. Policemen later arrived and controlled the situation,” Sabq Arabic language newspaper said without mentioning how many clients benefited from the machine’s generosity.

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