Cars in Germany's Town Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Confirm
Area Police
Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Police say they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found many other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police report preliminary tests suggest the fluid was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; investigators are not yet aware of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the community for details.
An important official stated the attack made him without words and required to be addressed quickly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on online, recalling the killing of nine people by a shooter aiming at people of foreign heritage in five years prior.
