Cars in German Town Found Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement Report
Local Police
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Officers report they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then discovered multiple other smeared cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state preliminary tests indicate the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; officials are presently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the community for information.
A high-ranking political figure commented the attack left him stunned and had to be solved quickly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on online, referring to the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of immigrant origin in five years prior.
