Automobiles in Germany's City Discovered Marked with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 automobiles have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Cars, exterior walls and postboxes were marked, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they stated.
Police then discovered numerous other marked automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations banning the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state early analysis suggest the fluid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; investigators are presently not informed of any injuries in relation with the incident," they added.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the community for information.
A high-ranking political figure stated the attack left him stunned and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on online, recalling the murder of nine people by a gunman targeting individuals of migrant background in 2020.
