Vehicles in Germany's City Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm
Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Police say they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then located numerous other smeared cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report initial examinations indicate the liquid was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; authorities are currently not informed of any harm in connection with the incident," they stated.
Local authorities stated they were working "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the public for information.
An important official stated the attack left him stunned and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on online, recalling the murder of nine people by a assailant targeting residents of migrant background in five years prior.
