Cars in Germany's City Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Report
Local Police
Roughly 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found multiple other vandalized cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement state early analysis indicate the substance was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; investigators are not yet informed of any injuries in relation with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to solve the case" and have requested to the community for tips.
An important official said the vandalism left him without words and needed to be solved rapidly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right attack in 2020," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a assailant targeting residents of migrant background in five years prior.