Cars in Germany's City Found Marked with Swastikas in Blood, Police Confirm
Local Police
Approximately 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a official communication.
Officers state they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then located multiple other marked automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police report initial examinations show the liquid was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; officials are currently not informed of any harm in association with the event," they stated.
City officials announced they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the residents for information.
A senior representative said the attack rendered him speechless and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a gunman targeting individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
