Condoms. AP FILE
BERLIN, Germany — Police in Germany say a man died after he and two others blew up a condom machine and he was hit in the head by a flying piece of metal.
Officers were alerted to the explosion Friday in Schoeppingen, near the Dutch border, and found cash and condom packets lying on the ground apparently untouched.
A local hospital informed police that a 29-year-old had died after being brought in by two other men. They initially said he had fallen down stairs, but police said Monday one of them later admitted the victim’s injuries were related to the explosion.
They say the three men planted a homemade bomb at the machine and apparently got into a car.
When the bomb blew up, a piece of metal was blown towards the 29-year-old who wasn’t able to close his door quickly enough.