Vehicles in German City Discovered Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement State
Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 automobiles have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Police state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then discovered many other smeared automobiles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement say initial examinations indicate the substance was probably blood from a person.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; authorities are presently not informed of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.
Local authorities announced they were working "to resolve the case" and have asked to the residents for information.
A senior political figure commented the vandalism made him stunned and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This act hits the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist attack five years ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the death of nine individuals by a assailant focusing on people of foreign heritage in 2020.
