Automobiles in German City Found Smeared with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police Report
Local Police
Approximately 50 automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a release.
Police say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Law enforcement then discovered many other smeared cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say initial examinations suggest the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no indication as to where it came from; officials are currently not informed of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.
City officials announced they were attempting "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the community for details.
A senior representative stated the attack made him stunned and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This incident hits the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he stated on online, recalling the death of nine victims by a gunman targeting individuals of foreign heritage in 2020.
