Automobiles in German City Discovered Covered with Swastikas in Blood, Law Enforcement State
Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then discovered multiple other vandalized cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report early analysis show the fluid was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; officials are currently not cognizant of any harm in association with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the public for details.
A senior official commented the incident rendered him without words and required to be solved quickly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist violent incident in 2020," he wrote on social media, recalling the death of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.