Vehicles in German Town Found Covered with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Police
Around fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Police say they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then located multiple other marked cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report preliminary tests show the fluid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; officials are not yet informed of any injuries in relation with the event," they stated.
City officials stated they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the residents for tips.
A senior representative stated the vandalism made him without words and needed to be solved promptly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the trauma of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the death of nine victims by a assailant focusing on individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
