Vehicles in German City Discovered Smeared with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Report
Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a release.
Officers state they were alerted late on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered numerous other marked automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police report early analysis show the substance was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; authorities are currently not cognizant of any injuries in relation with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to solve the case" and have asked to the community for information.
A senior official stated the vandalism left him without words and had to be resolved promptly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right attack five years ago," he stated on social media, referring to the murder of nine individuals by a gunman targeting people of foreign heritage in five years prior.
