Vehicles in Germany's Town Found Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police State
Local Police
Around 50 cars have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then discovered many other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report initial examinations show the liquid was probably human blood.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; investigators are not yet informed of any harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were working "to resolve the case" and have requested to the community for details.
A high-ranking political figure said the vandalism rendered him stunned and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This event hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right attack five years ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a assailant targeting residents of migrant background in five years prior.
