Cars in Germany's Town Discovered Smeared with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police State

Incident location — Authorities reported they were contacted by a man who found a automobile in Hanau smeared with red-colored substance

Affected vehicle — Authorities reported they were contacted by a man who found a automobile in Hanau smeared with red-colored substance

Around fifty cars have been smeared with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.

Automobiles, walls and postboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.

Police report they were notified late on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.

The fluid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they reported.

Police then discovered many other smeared cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.

These symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.

Law enforcement report early analysis indicate the liquid was probably blood from a person.

"There is still no clue as to its source; investigators are presently not informed of any harm in relation with the incident," they added.

City officials stated they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have requested to the public for tips.

A senior official stated the vandalism made him stunned and required to be addressed quickly.

"This event affects the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on online, referring to the murder of nine individuals by a shooter targeting individuals of migrant background in 2020.