Vehicles in Germany's City Found Smeared with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement State

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Officers stated they were notified by a man who noticed a vehicle in Hanau covered with reddish liquid

Approximately fifty automobiles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.

Vehicles, exterior walls and postboxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a release.

Law enforcement state they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.

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

Officers then found many other marked cars and house walls in the surrounding area.

These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.

Officials say early analysis suggest the substance was likely human blood.

"Currently there is no lead as to where it came from; officials are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the event," they stated.

City officials announced they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the community for tips.

A senior representative said the vandalism made him speechless and required to be addressed promptly.

"This event affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, recalling the death of nine people by a shooter aiming at people of immigrant origin in February 2020.

Kenneth Schultz
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