Cars in German City Found Covered with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Officers report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then located numerous other smeared cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement state initial examinations show the liquid was most likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its source; officials are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A high-ranking representative commented the vandalism left him without words and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing attack five years ago," he stated on social media, referring to the killing of nine victims by a gunman targeting individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
