Automobiles in Germany's Town Discovered Marked with Swastikas in Blood, Police Report
Area Police
Approximately fifty automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Officers report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then located multiple other marked cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state preliminary tests indicate the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its source; officials are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the event," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to solve the case" and have asked to the community for tips.
An important political figure stated the incident rendered him speechless and had to be resolved quickly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the right-wing terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on a platform, recalling the killing of nine people by a shooter focusing on residents of migrant background in 2020.
