Cars in Germany's Town Found Marked with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police State
Area Police
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.
Police say they were alerted late on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they reported.
Police then discovered multiple other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state preliminary tests suggest the liquid was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; authorities are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the incident," they added.
Local authorities said they were attempting "to solve the case" and have asked to the public for tips.
A senior representative commented the vandalism left him without words and required to be resolved promptly.
"This event hits the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he wrote on online, referring to the murder of nine people by a shooter aiming at residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
