Automobiles in German Town Discovered Covered with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Confirm

Local Law Enforcement

Approximately fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.

Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.

Officers say they were notified during the night on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.

The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.

Officers then located multiple other marked cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.

Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.

Officials report early analysis indicate the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.

"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; authorities are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in association with the incident," they commented.

Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to solve the incident" and have asked to the residents for details.

A senior representative said the incident left him stunned and needed to be addressed rapidly.

"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist attack in 2020," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on people of foreign heritage in February 2020.