Vehicles in German City Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Police Confirm
Local Police
Approximately fifty vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were marked, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then discovered multiple other smeared automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report preliminary tests indicate the liquid was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; investigators are presently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they added.
City officials said they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A senior representative stated the vandalism left him stunned and had to be solved quickly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he wrote on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on residents of migrant background in February 2020.
