Vehicles in German City Found Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Police
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a release.
Police say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Officers then found many other marked cars and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state initial examinations suggest the liquid was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; investigators are not yet informed of any injuries in association with the event," they added.
City officials announced they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official said the incident made him stunned and had to be resolved quickly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the killing of nine people by a shooter aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.
