Commonwealth Bank 'maniac' is an ASYLUM SEEKER who was refused cash moments before he 'doused himself in fuel and set off explosion' that injured 27
By Lucy Mae Beers and Cindy Tran and John Carney for Daily Mail Australia
- At least 27 people injured in Melbourne after a man set himself alight inside a Commonwealth Bank
- Ambulance crews were called to scene on Friday and six people with serious burns were taken to hospital
- The man is believed to be a refugee from Myanmar who came to Australia by boat and is on a bridging visa
- CCTV captured the moment a man walked toward the bank before the explosion with container of liquid
- A witness said he was furious after ATM would not let him withdraw money and came back to set it on fire
- Police said a Springvale man, 21, was taken to hospital in serious condition and is under police guard
Published: 23:34 +11:00, 18 November 2016 | Updated: 01:02 +11:00, 19 November 2016
The 21-year-old 'maniac' who doused himself in accelerant and set fire to a Commonwealth Bank branch is reportedly a refugee from Myanmar in Australia on a bridging visa.
On Friday morning, the man became agitated after not having enough funds to withdraw money from the ATM at the Springvale branch in Melbourne's southeast and allegedly walked to the nearby Caltex service station to fill a plastic container with petrol.
A witness told Daily Mail Australia he was 'loud and angry' when he returned minutes later to set fire to the ATM and the carpet inside the branch.
The man is believed to have travelled from Myanmar by boat in 2013 and was placed on Christmas Island before being transferred to Melbourne on a temporary visa, The Herald Sun reported
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3949382/Commonwealth-Bank-Springvale-attacker-believed-asylum-seeker-Myanmar.html#ixzz4QN6dRTh8
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