Automobiles in German Town Discovered Smeared with Swastikas in Blood, Police Confirm
Local Police
Approximately fifty vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Law enforcement state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then found numerous other smeared cars and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say preliminary tests show the fluid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; authorities are currently not informed of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.
City officials announced they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the public for tips.
An important political figure said the vandalism rendered him speechless and needed to be solved promptly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he wrote on a platform, mentioning the death of nine victims by a gunman aiming at residents of immigrant origin in five years prior.
