Automobiles in German City Found Covered with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Police
Around fifty cars have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Officers report they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then found multiple other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials say preliminary tests show the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; officials are not yet aware of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities said they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A senior representative said the attack rendered him without words and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, referring to the murder of nine victims by a shooter focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in February 2020.
