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The German company that built the forklift used in the Louvre robbery uses a photo of the heist to advertise itself: “When things need to be done quickly. (europe.pub)

submitted 4 weeks ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/Germany@europe.pub

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[–] mrlee@lemmy.world 41 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I think it‘s real, saw an interview with the ceo of the company yesterday. Apparently the lift was stolen and then used for the heist. They sort of made the best of it.

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So they aren't even responsible for renting/selling to the thieves?
And the thieves showed of a unique feature?
Things are lining up a little to well for them... The obvious conclusion ist, that the heist was a publicity stunt by the crane company.

[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That thing really is just another ordinary lift you will find on many construction sites. There isn't anything especially unique about it. Maybe for a truck-mounted lift, having an electric motor is an extra feature, so you don't have to run the truck all the time when operating the lift. But since the majority of this kind of construction lift is electrically powered, (especially the simpler, non truck-mounted versions) this is hardly anything special.