Automobiles in Germany's Town Discovered Covered with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Local Police
Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Law enforcement say they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a individual noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then found multiple other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report initial examinations indicate the liquid was most likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to where it came from; investigators are not yet cognizant of any harm in relation with the incident," they added.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A senior political figure stated the incident left him without words and had to be addressed quickly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
