Cars in Germany's City Found Smeared with Swastikas in Blood, Law Enforcement State
Area Police
Approximately fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered multiple other marked cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement say initial examinations show the substance was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; authorities are currently not aware of any harm in association with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have requested to the residents for information.
An important official stated the vandalism made him stunned and required to be solved promptly.
"This act strikes at the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a gunman aiming at residents of migrant background in 2020.
