Cars in Germany's Town Found Covered with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Report
Local Police
Roughly 50 vehicles have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Officers then discovered numerous other smeared cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Police state initial examinations suggest the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; officials are not yet aware of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities said they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the community for information.
A senior political figure commented the attack rendered him stunned and had to be solved quickly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman focusing on residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
