Cars in Germany's City Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty automobiles have been smeared with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a release.
Officers state they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Law enforcement then located numerous other marked cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police state preliminary tests show the liquid was probably human blood.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; investigators are not yet informed of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they stated.
City officials announced they were attempting "to solve the case" and have asked to the residents for tips.
An important official said the vandalism left him stunned and had to be addressed promptly.
"This incident hits the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on online, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on people of immigrant origin in February 2020.
