Cars in Germany's Town Discovered Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Police State
Local Police
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Police say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then discovered many other smeared cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials say initial examinations show the liquid was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; officials are not yet informed of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the public for information.
A high-ranking official commented the incident made him stunned and required to be addressed quickly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the murder of nine people by a assailant focusing on residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
