Vehicles in Germany's Town Discovered Marked with Swastikas in Blood, Law Enforcement Report
Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Law enforcement state they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then located many other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Officials say preliminary tests indicate the fluid was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; officials are presently not informed of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they commented.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have requested to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the attack rendered him stunned and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This event affects the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he stated on online, recalling the murder of nine victims by a assailant focusing on people of migrant background in February 2020.