"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 26/05/2021 12:54, GB wrote:
One official told Italian TV channel Rai 3 that the suspects had admitted
disactivating the emergency brake following "malfunctions in the cable
car", which repair workers had been unable to fix, according to Ansa new
agency.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57252289



As one does, of course. What a load of plonkers.

How could that have caused the cable to break?

It didn't. But when the cable did break (for reasons unrelated to the
disabling of safety brake), there was nothing to stop the car running away
out of control.