Vehicles in German Town Found Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement State
Local Police
Approximately 50 vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Automobiles, walls and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police state they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Police then located many other smeared cars and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials say preliminary tests indicate the liquid was most likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; officials are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to solve the case" and have asked to the public for details.
A high-ranking political figure stated the vandalism made him without words and required to be resolved quickly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he posted on a platform, mentioning the death of nine victims by a gunman focusing on residents of immigrant origin in February 2020.
