Cars in Germany's City Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Officers say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a individual observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they added.
Officers then found multiple other marked cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state initial examinations indicate the liquid was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; investigators are not yet informed of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they commented.
Local authorities said they were working "to unravel the case" and have requested to the public for information.
A high-ranking political figure said the attack made him stunned and required to be solved rapidly.
"This event affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the killing of nine people by a gunman aiming at residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
