Vehicles in German City Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement State
Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Police state they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then located many other smeared cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state preliminary tests suggest the substance was likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; investigators are presently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the event," they commented.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to solve the case" and have appealed to the public for information.
An important official said the vandalism left him stunned and had to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on online, recalling the killing of nine people by a shooter aiming at residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
