Vehicles in German City Discovered Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement State
Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Officers then discovered multiple other marked automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are banned in Germany under regulations prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials report initial examinations suggest the fluid was probably human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; authorities are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities said they were attempting "to solve the case" and have requested to the residents for tips.
A senior official said the vandalism left him stunned and had to be solved quickly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a shooter aiming at individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
