Cars in German City Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement State
Local Police
Roughly fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Officers report they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then located multiple other smeared vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement report initial examinations suggest the substance was probably human bodily fluid.
"There is still no lead as to its source; investigators are not yet informed of any injuries in relation with the incident," they added.
City officials announced they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the residents for information.
A high-ranking political figure commented the attack made him without words and required to be solved quickly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, recalling the murder of nine people by a gunman focusing on people of immigrant origin in 2020.
