“But the officer said the thieves take great risks, since their modus operandi means they’re stuck within the turbines for several minutes during the raids, with no alternative exits to the bottom door. “
Several minutes to strip the copper motor windings and carry up to a ton of the metal down the stairs? Methinks they are there a hell of a lot longer than that.
I doubt they ‘carry the metal’ downstairs....................Thrown is more likely.....................
They will soon probably find a couple of cops at the bottom when they try to exit. The French are actually pretty sharp at catching dumb criminals.
“carry up to a ton of the metal down the stairs?”
Why carry. Let gravity do the work.
Cut the wire t the top & GRAVITY carries the line DOWN. What kind of school are these journalists attending?