Cars in German City Found Marked with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police Report
Area Police
Approximately fifty vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police state they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a swastika, they added.
Law enforcement then located multiple other vandalized cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under laws banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials report preliminary tests indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; authorities are not yet informed of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have asked to the residents for details.
A senior political figure stated the vandalism made him stunned and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the murder of nine people by a shooter aiming at people of foreign heritage in February 2020.
