Vehicles in Germany's Town Found Smeared with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police Confirm
Local Police
Approximately 50 automobiles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then discovered many other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police say initial examinations suggest the substance was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no lead as to its origin; authorities are presently not informed of any physical harm in connection with the event," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the residents for information.
A high-ranking political figure stated the incident rendered him speechless and required to be solved promptly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he stated on a platform, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a assailant targeting individuals of migrant background in February 2020.