Cars in Germany's City Discovered Marked with Swastikas in Blood, Police Confirm
Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postboxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found numerous other smeared vehicles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say initial examinations show the fluid was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; officials are currently not informed of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A senior political figure commented the vandalism left him without words and required to be addressed quickly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he stated on social media, recalling the death of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
