Vehicles in Germany's Town Discovered Covered with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Confirm
Local Police
Roughly 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they reported in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then found multiple other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are banned in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state early analysis suggest the liquid was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its source; authorities are not yet informed of any injuries in connection with the event," they added.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking official said the attack left him speechless and needed to be solved promptly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on social media, referring to the murder of nine people by a gunman targeting people of foreign heritage in five years prior.
