Automobiles in Germany's Town Found Covered with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police State
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Roughly 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a official communication.
Law enforcement report they were notified late on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Police then found numerous other smeared cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police say initial examinations show the substance was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its source; authorities are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the event," they added.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A senior political figure commented the incident made him speechless and required to be solved promptly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a assailant aiming at people of immigrant origin in 2020.