Automobiles in Germany's City Discovered Smeared with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement State
Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been smeared with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Officers state they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The substance had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then found numerous other smeared automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state early analysis indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; officials are not yet aware of any injuries in connection with the incident," they stated.
City officials said they were attempting "to solve the case" and have asked to the public for information.
An important representative said the incident rendered him speechless and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he posted on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine people by a gunman targeting individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.