Automobiles in German City Discovered Marked with Swastikas in Blood, Law Enforcement Report
Local Police
Around fifty cars have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found multiple other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say early analysis show the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no indication as to its source; officials are currently not aware of any injuries in connection with the event," they added.
City officials said they were attempting "to solve the case" and have appealed to the community for information.
A senior representative commented the incident rendered him stunned and had to be solved rapidly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing attack five years ago," he stated on online, recalling the killing of nine individuals by a shooter targeting residents of immigrant origin in February 2020.
