Homeowner Concerned:

“Cobra broke down the patio door—who pays for the damage?”

The Cobra unit didn’t ring the doorbell; they kicked in the patio door that night(Bild: Martin A. Jöchl)

In the Innviertel region, a Cobra stormed a house where a suspected kidnapper had been hiding. The owner, who didn’t know he had been harboring a criminal, now fears he’ll be left to foot the bill for the damage. It’s still unclear who will ultimately pay for the damage.

For now, the smashed patio door has been temporarily sealed with a plastic tarp and a wooden board. “Who’s going to pay for the damage?” wonders the homeowner in Maria Schmolln, after the Cobra unit smashed the glass last weekend to extract a suspected kidnapper.