Automobiles in German Town Discovered Smeared with Swastikas in Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to police.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Police say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been placed in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then located many other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report early analysis suggest the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; officials are currently not informed of any injuries in relation with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities said they were attempting "to solve the incident" and have asked to the community for tips.
A senior official stated the attack made him without words and had to be solved promptly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a shooter focusing on individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
