Vehicles in Germany's Town Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Confirm
Local Police
Roughly fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the German municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Officers report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.
The substance had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then found multiple other smeared cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police report preliminary tests indicate the liquid was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its source; investigators are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
City officials announced they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the public for tips.
An important political figure commented the vandalism rendered him speechless and had to be resolved quickly.
"This event affects the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on online, referring to the murder of nine victims by a assailant targeting individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
