Cars in German City Discovered Marked with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been smeared with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Law enforcement state they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the form of a swastika, they reported.
Police then discovered multiple other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests suggest the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; officials are presently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the residents for information.
A high-ranking representative commented the attack rendered him speechless and had to be solved rapidly.
"This incident hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, referring to the death of nine people by a assailant aiming at individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
