Cars in German Town Discovered Covered with Nazi Symbols in Blood, Police Confirm

Incident location — Police reported they were notified by a individual who discovered a vehicle in Hanau covered with red-colored liquid

Affected vehicle — Police reported they were notified by a individual who discovered a vehicle in Hanau covered with red-colored liquid

Around fifty vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.

Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a statement.

Officers say they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.

The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they stated.

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

Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.

Law enforcement say early analysis indicate the substance was probably human bodily fluid.

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

City officials said they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the public for details.

A senior political figure stated the vandalism made him stunned and required to be solved promptly.

"This event hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a shooter focusing on people of immigrant origin in 2020.