Vehicles in Germany's Town Found Marked with Swastikas in Blood, Police Report
Area Police
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Officers state they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they added.
Officers then discovered multiple other vandalized cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police say early analysis indicate the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; officials are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.
City officials said they were working "to resolve the case" and have requested to the community for tips.
An important representative commented the incident made him speechless and required to be addressed promptly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, referring to the murder of nine people by a assailant aiming at people of migrant background in February 2020.
