Vehicles in German City Discovered Covered with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Police Confirm
Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Officers say they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then discovered multiple other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report early analysis show the substance was most likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any injuries in relation with the incident," they commented.
City officials said they were trying "to unravel the case" and have asked to the residents for details.
A high-ranking official said the attack made him stunned and required to be solved promptly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the killing of nine victims by a gunman targeting residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
