Cars in German City Discovered Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Local Police
Approximately fifty automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police state they were notified late on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they added.
Officers then found many other vandalized cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under laws outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; officials are currently not cognizant of any harm in association with the event," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to resolve the case" and have asked to the community for information.
A senior political figure commented the incident rendered him stunned and had to be addressed promptly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a shooter targeting people of foreign heritage in 2020.
