Vehicles in German Town Found Covered with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police State
Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 automobiles have been smeared with what seems to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they added.
Officers then discovered numerous other vandalized cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under laws banning the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Police say initial examinations show the substance was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; investigators are not yet cognizant of any harm in relation with the occurrence," they added.
Local authorities announced they were working "to solve the case" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the incident rendered him stunned and needed to be solved promptly.
"This incident hits the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, referring to the murder of nine people by a gunman aiming at people of migrant background in 2020.
