Cars in Germany's Town Discovered Marked with Swastikas in Blood, Police State
Local Police
Around 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a release.
Police say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then found many other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws banning the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Police say preliminary tests indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no lead as to its source; investigators are currently not informed of any injuries in association with the event," they added.
Local authorities announced they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official commented the incident rendered him speechless and required to be solved promptly.
"This event affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist terrorist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on online, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a gunman targeting residents of immigrant origin in February 2020.
