Cars in German City Discovered Smeared with Swastikas in Blood, Police Report
Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the form of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then discovered numerous other smeared cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state early analysis show the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; investigators are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the incident," they stated.
City officials announced they were working "to solve the mystery" and have requested to the residents for information.
An important representative commented the incident rendered him speechless and required to be solved promptly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine victims by a shooter targeting residents of immigrant origin in 2020.