Cars in German City Found Marked with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police Report
Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a official communication.
Law enforcement state they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then discovered many other smeared vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say early analysis indicate the fluid was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to where it came from; authorities are presently not informed of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities stated they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the public for information.
A senior official commented the attack made him without words and had to be resolved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing attack five years ago," he posted on online, recalling the death of nine victims by a gunman targeting individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.
