Automobiles in Germany's Town Found Covered with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement Report
Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 automobiles have been smeared with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were vandalized, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Officers state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then discovered numerous other marked automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report initial examinations indicate the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they added.
City officials said they were attempting "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A senior political figure said the attack rendered him speechless and required to be solved promptly.
"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the killing of nine people by a shooter targeting individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
