Automobiles in Germany's Town Discovered Covered with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement State
Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Officers state they were notified late on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then found many other marked cars and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report early analysis suggest the fluid was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to where it came from; officials are not yet aware of any injuries in association with the incident," they added.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the public for information.
A senior political figure stated the incident made him without words and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he wrote on a platform, mentioning the death of nine victims by a assailant aiming at residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
