Mad rush to faulty ATM in France
Christmas came early for residents of a French town, as a cash machine started issuing 50-euro notes instead of 20s.
Dozens of people in Carvin, near the northern city of Lille, rushed to withdrew money from the ATM over the two-hour faulty period on Tuesday.
But their joy was short-lived as a bank found out about the error, asking for the difference to be reimbursed.
The Caisse d'Epargne bank later said 50-euro notes were wrongly put in the ATM's slot meant for 20-euro notes.
"With bank cards, we have the ability to track all of the clients by computer," bank spokesman Gonzague Mannessiez told the AFP news agency.
A local resident said earlier the ATM malfunctioning had caused "euphoria" in the town, with some 50 people queuing up at one point to get easy money.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4552288.stmPolice eventually sealed off the area near the cash machine.