Automobiles in Germany's City Found Covered with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with swastikas, they reported in a official communication.
Police report they were notified during the night on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then located many other marked vehicles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say preliminary tests show the substance was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; officials are presently not informed of any injuries in connection with the incident," they added.
City officials announced they were trying "to resolve the case" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A senior political figure stated the attack rendered him without words and required to be addressed promptly.
"This event affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the killing of nine individuals by a gunman targeting people of migrant background in five years prior.
