Automobiles in German City Discovered Covered with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Local Police
Approximately 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Officers state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The substance had been placed in the form of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found multiple other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials report early analysis indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; officials are presently not informed of any harm in connection with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the residents for information.
A high-ranking official commented the attack rendered him stunned and required to be addressed quickly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack in 2020," he wrote on a platform, referring to the killing of nine people by a gunman focusing on individuals of migrant background in 2020.
