Vehicles in Germany's Town Found Covered with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement Report
Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Police report they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a individual noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish fluid.
The fluid had been applied in the form of a swastika, they added.
Law enforcement then located multiple other smeared vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say preliminary tests suggest the substance was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to where it came from; investigators are presently not aware of any physical harm in connection with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the public for details.
A high-ranking political figure said the attack left him speechless and required to be solved promptly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a shooter targeting residents of foreign heritage in five years prior.
