Cars in German Town Discovered Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Police Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were marked, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Officers report they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been drawn in the pattern of a banned symbol, they added.
Officers then discovered numerous other smeared vehicles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report preliminary tests show the substance was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; investigators are currently not aware of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
Local authorities said they were working "to unravel the case" and have requested to the community for tips.
An important political figure commented the vandalism left him speechless and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the death of nine victims by a gunman targeting people of migrant background in five years prior.
