Cars in Germany's Town Discovered Marked with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police State
Local Police
Around 50 cars have been smeared with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Officers state they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then discovered many other vandalized cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state initial examinations suggest the fluid was probably human bodily fluid.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking political figure stated the incident made him stunned and had to be solved rapidly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a shooter aiming at people of immigrant origin in 2020.
