Vehicles in German City Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement State
Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police report they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued fluid.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Police then discovered many other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests show the liquid was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; investigators are currently not aware of any injuries in connection with the event," they added.
Local authorities said they were working "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the public for tips.
A high-ranking representative said the incident made him speechless and had to be solved rapidly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he stated on online, mentioning the death of nine victims by a assailant targeting individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
