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Exploding condom dispenser kills Christmas Day burglar

This condom dispenser is a killer — leaving a man with fatal head injuries after he and two thieving pals tried to blow it up to get the cash inside.

The bungling burglars put an explosive material inside the vending machine Christmas morning in Schoeppingen, Germany, in hopes of scoring a big payout.

Two of the crooks made it back to their car before the bomb went off. But the blast occurred before the third man could get into the vehicle car, and he was struck in the head by shrapnel.

The 29-year-old victim was rushed to the hospital by his two friends.

Emergency-room doctors tried to resuscitate him, but he died.

His two buddies then told hospital officials that their pal injured himself by falling down some stairs — but the medics weren’t buying their tale.

They called local police to check it out.

Finally, under questioning by cops, one of the men admitted that they had tried to destroy the condom dispenser to get the cash.

Nearby residents later told police they heard a loud bang near the scene at around 7:40 a.m. and saw a thick cloud of smoke.

Photos of the crime scene showed condoms and money strewn on the street near the blown-out contraption.

Nothing was taken, according to police.

An investigation is still ongoing, but both suspects have been released from police custody, at least for now, authorities said.

With Post wires