Automobiles in Germany's Town Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement State
Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Officers say they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then found multiple other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis indicate the substance was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to where it came from; officials are currently not aware of any harm in connection with the incident," they added.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to solve the mystery" and have requested to the residents for details.
A senior political figure stated the vandalism left him speechless and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he wrote on online, referring to the death of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in February 2020.
