Cars in German City Discovered Smeared with Swastikas in Blood, Police Confirm
Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Police say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then discovered multiple other smeared cars and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests indicate the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; investigators are not yet informed of any injuries in relation with the event," they stated.
City officials announced they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A high-ranking official stated the incident rendered him without words and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the right-wing attack in 2020," he posted on social media, recalling the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of immigrant origin in five years prior.
