Cars in Germany's Town Discovered Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Police
Approximately 50 automobiles have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Officers report they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored fluid.
The fluid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then located many other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report early analysis show the substance was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; officials are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials stated they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the residents for details.
A high-ranking representative said the incident left him stunned and had to be resolved rapidly.
"This event affects the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack in 2020," he stated on social media, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a assailant focusing on residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
