Vehicles in German City Found Smeared with Swastikas in Blood, Police Report
Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Police then found many other smeared cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report preliminary tests indicate the liquid was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; investigators are currently not cognizant of any harm in relation with the event," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have asked to the community for tips.
A senior official stated the vandalism left him stunned and required to be resolved quickly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he posted on a platform, referring to the killing of nine people by a shooter focusing on individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
