Vehicles in German City Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Report
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Approximately 50 automobiles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Police report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Police then located multiple other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials say early analysis show the fluid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any harm in relation with the event," they stated.
City officials stated they were trying "to resolve the case" and have asked to the community for tips.
An important representative stated the attack rendered him speechless and had to be addressed promptly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he posted on online, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman aiming at residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.