Cars in German Town Found Covered with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement State

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Authorities stated they were alerted by a resident who found a vehicle in Hanau covered with red-colored liquid

Roughly 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.

Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they reported in a official communication.

Officers state they were notified during the night on Wednesday night, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.

The fluid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.

Police then located many other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.

Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.

Law enforcement say initial examinations show the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.

"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; authorities are presently not informed of any injuries in relation with the incident," they added.

Local authorities announced they were working "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the residents for details.

A senior official commented the attack rendered him without words and needed to be addressed promptly.

"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist violent incident in 2020," he wrote on a platform, recalling the killing of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in 2020.

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