Automobiles in Germany's City Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Report
Local Police
Roughly 50 automobiles have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Officers state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then discovered multiple other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say early analysis indicate the fluid was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no lead as to its origin; investigators are not yet informed of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they added.
City officials stated they were trying "to unravel the case" and have requested to the community for tips.
A senior political figure said the vandalism made him speechless and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist attack in 2020," he posted on online, referring to the death of nine people by a assailant targeting individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.