Cars in Germany's City Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm

Local Police

Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.

Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they announced in a release.

Law enforcement say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.

The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.

Officers then discovered many other vandalized cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.

Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the public display of Nazi symbols.

Officials say initial examinations indicate the fluid was most likely human blood.

"At present there remains no indication as to its source; authorities are presently not informed of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they stated.

City officials announced they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the residents for information.

A high-ranking political figure stated the vandalism rendered him stunned and had to be addressed rapidly.

"This event affects the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the death of nine victims by a assailant targeting residents of immigrant origin in 2020.