Automobiles in German Town Discovered Marked with Swastikas in Blood, Law Enforcement State
Area Police
Approximately 50 automobiles have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Law enforcement then found many other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests show the fluid was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; officials are presently not aware of any physical harm in connection with the event," they added.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to resolve the incident" and have asked to the community for tips.
A senior official stated the incident made him stunned and had to be resolved quickly.
"This incident hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on social media, referring to the death of nine individuals by a gunman aiming at people of immigrant origin in February 2020.
