Cars in Germany's City Discovered Smeared with Swastikas in Blood, Police Report
Local Police
Around fifty vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police state they were notified during the night on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then discovered multiple other vandalized cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests indicate the liquid was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; officials are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the event," they stated.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to solve the incident" and have requested to the public for tips.
A senior political figure said the attack made him stunned and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right attack five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a shooter targeting individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
