Germany: Man dies after blowing up condom machine

The 29-year-old was struck in the head with a metal shard from the exploding condom machine.

The 29-year-old and two accomplices attached the bomb to the vending machine in a quiet street before taking cover in their vehicle.

The victim, however, did not close his door and was hit in the head by a flying piece of metal, which appears to have killed him, ABC News reports.

A man reportedly died after attempting to rob a condom machine in Germany on Christmas Day.

Unconscious from the blast, the unnamed man was rushed to hospital by his friends who told doctors he had fallen down the stairs.

The condom machine in question.

During police questioning they confessed that the injury was sustained during an attempted robbery of the condom machine.

Police at the scene of the crime described the grass littered with condoms and money, none of which was taken by the robbers.

Although his friends took him to hospital in the nearby town of Schoppingen, he later died from his wounds.