Automobiles in German City Found Covered with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement State
Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Officers report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the form of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Officers then found multiple other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report initial examinations suggest the fluid was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to its source; authorities are currently not cognizant of any harm in connection with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the residents for details.
A high-ranking political figure said the incident left him without words and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
