Cars in German Town Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Report
Area Police
Approximately 50 vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers state they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish fluid.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then located numerous other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say initial examinations show the substance was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any harm in relation with the event," they stated.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the community for tips.
An important official said the attack made him without words and required to be addressed quickly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on a platform, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a gunman aiming at residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
