Vehicles in Germany's Town Discovered Marked with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Report
Area Police
Around 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a individual observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been drawn in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then located numerous other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report initial examinations suggest the fluid was most likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; officials are presently not aware of any injuries in association with the event," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to resolve the case" and have requested to the community for tips.
An important political figure stated the attack made him speechless and needed to be solved rapidly.
"This incident hits the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he stated on online, mentioning the death of nine victims by a shooter aiming at people of foreign heritage in February 2020.