Vehicles in German Town Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then located many other smeared cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state initial examinations indicate the substance was probably human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; authorities are presently not aware of any physical harm in association with the incident," they commented.
City officials announced they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the public for tips.
A high-ranking political figure stated the attack rendered him stunned and needed to be solved quickly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman targeting individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
