Cars in Germany's City Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty vehicles have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were vandalized, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they announced in a release.
Police state they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then located numerous other marked automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement state preliminary tests indicate the fluid was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; authorities are currently not cognizant of any harm in association with the incident," they commented.
City officials stated they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have requested to the community for tips.
A high-ranking political figure said the vandalism left him without words and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This event hits the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he wrote on a platform, recalling the death of nine victims by a gunman focusing on people of foreign heritage in 2020.
