Vehicles in Germany's City Found Marked with Swastikas in Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Police
Around 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police say they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Officers then located multiple other marked automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report early analysis suggest the fluid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; investigators are not yet aware of any harm in connection with the incident," they added.
Local authorities stated they were working "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the incident made him without words and required to be solved quickly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the right-wing attack in 2020," he posted on online, recalling the killing of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in 2020.