Cars in German City Found Smeared with Swastikas in Blood, Law Enforcement Report
Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they stated in a release.
Officers state they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a individual noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.
The liquid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Police then found multiple other marked cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say early analysis suggest the liquid was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; officials are currently not informed of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the community for details.
A senior official stated the vandalism left him stunned and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, recalling the killing of nine people by a gunman aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in 2020.