Automobiles in Germany's City Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement Report
Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Cars, walls and postboxes were marked, sometimes with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Officers state they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a individual observed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then discovered multiple other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report early analysis indicate the liquid was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; officials are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in association with the incident," they added.
City officials said they were working "to solve the incident" and have asked to the community for details.
An important official said the incident left him speechless and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This event affects the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the right-wing attack five years ago," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine people by a assailant aiming at individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
