Vehicles in German City Found Smeared with Swastikas in Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Officers state they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the form of a swastika, they stated.
Police then found many other marked automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police state preliminary tests suggest the liquid was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to where it came from; officials are not yet aware of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they commented.
City officials announced they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
An important official said the vandalism left him speechless and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the death of nine victims by a shooter focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in February 2020.
