Cars in German Town Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement State
Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Law enforcement report they were notified late on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Police then located multiple other smeared automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police say initial examinations indicate the liquid was likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no lead as to where it came from; investigators are currently not aware of any injuries in relation with the event," they added.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A high-ranking political figure said the vandalism rendered him speechless and had to be solved quickly.
"This incident affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a shooter aiming at people of foreign heritage in five years prior.
