Automobiles in Germany's Town Discovered Covered with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Police Confirm
Area Police
Around 50 automobiles have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a official communication.
Police say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a individual noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been drawn in the form of a swastika, they added.
Law enforcement then discovered many other smeared automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say initial examinations show the liquid was likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no clue as to where it came from; investigators are currently not informed of any injuries in relation with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the community for details.
A senior representative said the vandalism made him stunned and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he stated on online, referring to the killing of nine victims by a assailant focusing on people of foreign heritage in February 2020.
