Vehicles in Germany's City Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Police Report

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Around fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.

Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.

Police state they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a individual observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.

The fluid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.

Police then found many other vandalized cars and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.

Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.

Officials say preliminary tests show the liquid was likely human bodily fluid.

"At present there remains no lead as to its source; investigators are currently not informed of any injuries in association with the incident," they commented.

City officials stated they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have asked to the residents for details.

A high-ranking official commented the vandalism made him stunned and required to be addressed quickly.

"This incident hits the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in 2020.