Cars in German Town Discovered Covered with Swastikas in Blood, Police Report
Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Police report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the form of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then found multiple other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials say initial examinations indicate the fluid was most likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its source; authorities are currently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to solve the incident" and have requested to the community for information.
A high-ranking representative commented the incident made him speechless and had to be resolved promptly.
"This event affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the extremist attack five years ago," he stated on social media, mentioning the killing of nine people by a shooter aiming at individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
