Cars in German City Found Marked with Swastikas in Blood, Police Confirm
Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a official communication.
Officers report they were alerted late on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Officers then located numerous other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials say early analysis show the liquid was probably blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; officials are presently not informed of any harm in relation with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were working "to solve the incident" and have requested to the public for tips.
A high-ranking representative commented the vandalism left him stunned and required to be solved promptly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he stated on online, mentioning the death of nine people by a assailant targeting individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
