Automobiles in Germany's City Found Smeared with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers report they were notified late on Wednesday, when a individual noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then located numerous other marked vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement state preliminary tests suggest the fluid was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no lead as to its source; investigators are currently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were working "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the community for information.
A high-ranking official commented the attack left him speechless and had to be addressed promptly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the right-wing attack five years ago," he stated on social media, referring to the murder of nine people by a shooter targeting residents of migrant background in five years prior.
