Cars in German City Discovered Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Police
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish fluid.
The substance had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Law enforcement then found numerous other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report initial examinations suggest the fluid was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to its source; officials are not yet aware of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have requested to the community for information.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism made him speechless and had to be resolved quickly.
"This incident affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he wrote on online, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a gunman targeting people of immigrant origin in February 2020.
