I do not accept any of their claims at face value.

coldtea · on March 27, 2013

Is this the HN equivalent of "fake!" comments in YouTube videos?

You can read that they were "operating from a Cold War era government command bunker that was purpose-built by the military to house sensitive electronic gear".

This makes the story about the SWAT team very believable.

scott_s · on March 27, 2013

That makes the story possible. Believable is a different realm entirely.

wilfra · on March 27, 2013

When I read the story I also thought it was most likely BS.

They claim that the SWAT team just gave up and went back to their police station and then denied they ever went there. If a SWAT team were executing a search warrant or seeking to arrest people, they would not just decide to drop the case because they couldn't get in.

They also claim to have extensive video of this event but decided not to release any of it because the police gave them 8,000 Euros to repair their fence. That video would be worth orders of magnitude more for PR purposes if they released it.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...