Vehicles in German City Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement Report
Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers report they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then discovered numerous other smeared vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials state early analysis suggest the substance was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; authorities are presently not aware of any harm in relation with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives said they were working "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
An important representative stated the attack rendered him speechless and had to be solved quickly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right violent incident in 2020," he stated on online, recalling the killing of nine individuals by a assailant focusing on individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
