Vehicles in Germany's Town Found Marked with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Police state they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Officers then found multiple other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under laws prohibiting the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement say early analysis indicate the substance was likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no lead as to its origin; authorities are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have asked to the public for details.
A senior official stated the incident rendered him speechless and required to be solved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman focusing on people of foreign heritage in February 2020.
