Automobiles in Germany's City Discovered Covered with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police Confirm

Incident location — Police reported they were contacted by a individual who discovered a car in Hanau marked with reddish fluid

Affected vehicle — Police reported they were contacted by a individual who discovered a car in Hanau marked with reddish fluid

Around 50 automobiles have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.

Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a official communication.

Police state they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.

The liquid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they added.

Police then found numerous other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.

Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.

Officials say initial examinations suggest the substance was most likely blood from a person.

"There is still no lead as to where it came from; authorities are not yet informed of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they commented.

City officials stated they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the community for tips.

A high-ranking political figure said the vandalism left him speechless and required to be solved quickly.

"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the far-right attack in 2020," he stated on a platform, referring to the murder of nine individuals by a gunman targeting people of migrant background in February 2020.