Automobiles in German Town Discovered Smeared with Swastikas in Blood, Police Report
Area Police
Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a release.
Law enforcement report they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then discovered many other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Police report initial examinations indicate the substance was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its source; officials are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to unravel the case" and have requested to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking representative said the vandalism made him stunned and had to be resolved quickly.
"This event affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he wrote on a platform, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on people of immigrant origin in five years prior.
