Vehicles in Germany's Town Found Covered with Swastikas in Blood, Law Enforcement State
Local Police
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers say they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been applied in the form of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then found numerous other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations banning the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report preliminary tests show the fluid was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to its source; investigators are presently not informed of any injuries in connection with the event," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have requested to the residents for information.
A high-ranking representative commented the incident left him stunned and had to be addressed quickly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on social media, recalling the death of nine victims by a gunman aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
