Vehicles in Germany's Town Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Police Report
Local Police
Approximately fifty vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a official communication.
Police say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then located multiple other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials say early analysis show the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; investigators are presently not informed of any injuries in association with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the residents for details.
A senior representative commented the incident made him speechless and had to be addressed rapidly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on online, referring to the killing of nine victims by a shooter focusing on residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
