Cars in Germany's Town Found Smeared with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Local Police
Roughly fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Officers say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then discovered numerous other smeared automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests indicate the liquid was probably human blood.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; investigators are not yet aware of any injuries in connection with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were working "to resolve the incident" and have asked to the residents for details.
A high-ranking political figure said the attack made him without words and required to be addressed promptly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on online, mentioning the killing of nine people by a shooter aiming at people of immigrant origin in February 2020.
