Vehicles in Germany's Town Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Report
Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Police state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then found many other marked automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws prohibiting the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement state initial examinations indicate the fluid was most likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; officials are not yet cognizant of any injuries in association with the event," they commented.
City officials said they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have asked to the community for information.
A high-ranking representative stated the incident made him without words and required to be resolved quickly.
"This act strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he stated on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine individuals by a gunman aiming at individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
