Cars in Germany's City Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Police Report
Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been smeared with what seems to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Police report they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered many other smeared cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state early analysis suggest the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; authorities are currently not cognizant of any harm in connection with the event," they stated.
City officials announced they were attempting "to solve the case" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the incident left him stunned and required to be resolved quickly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on a platform, recalling the murder of nine people by a gunman focusing on individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.
