Automobiles in German City Discovered Smeared with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were vandalized, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued fluid.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Law enforcement then found many other marked automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement state preliminary tests suggest the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; authorities are not yet informed of any harm in association with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have requested to the public for information.
A high-ranking representative said the incident made him stunned and required to be addressed quickly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a gunman aiming at residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
