Automobiles in Germany's Town Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Confirm
Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 automobiles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Law enforcement report they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then discovered many other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state early analysis indicate the substance was likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its source; investigators are currently not cognizant of any harm in association with the event," they added.
City officials stated they were working "to solve the case" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A senior political figure stated the attack rendered him speechless and had to be addressed promptly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on a platform, recalling the killing of nine individuals by a assailant focusing on people of immigrant origin in five years prior.
