Vehicles in German City Found Covered with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a official communication.
Police report they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then located numerous other marked vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state initial examinations indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; authorities are currently not aware of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the public for tips.
A senior official stated the incident rendered him stunned and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the death of nine people by a gunman aiming at people of immigrant origin in 2020.
