Cars in Germany's City Found Marked with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement State
Area Police
Roughly 50 cars have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with swastikas, they announced in a release.
Law enforcement say they were notified late on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been placed in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then located multiple other smeared vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police report preliminary tests show the liquid was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its source; authorities are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in association with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to solve the case" and have asked to the residents for tips.
An important political figure stated the vandalism made him stunned and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.
