Vehicles in Germany's City Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Confirm
Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they reported in a release.
Law enforcement state they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then discovered numerous other marked cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Police state initial examinations suggest the fluid was most likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; authorities are currently not aware of any harm in connection with the incident," they added.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to solve the case" and have requested to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking representative stated the attack left him stunned and had to be solved promptly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist attack five years ago," he wrote on online, referring to the death of nine people by a assailant targeting residents of migrant background in five years prior.
