Cars in German Town Discovered Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Report
Area Police
Approximately 50 vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Police say they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored fluid.
The fluid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Police then located numerous other smeared automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police say initial examinations suggest the liquid was probably human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; investigators are currently not informed of any physical harm in association with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have asked to the public for tips.
An important political figure commented the vandalism made him without words and required to be addressed promptly.
"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine people by a gunman targeting individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.
