Cars in German Town Found Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Police Report

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Authorities mentioned they were contacted by a resident who found a car in Hanau covered with reddish substance

Approximately 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.

Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.

Police state they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued fluid.

The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.

Police then discovered numerous other marked cars and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.

These symbols are banned in Germany under laws prohibiting the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.

Police state initial examinations indicate the substance was probably blood from a person.

"There is still no clue as to its source; investigators are currently not informed of any physical harm in association with the event," they stated.

Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to resolve the case" and have requested to the residents for information.

A high-ranking representative stated the attack made him stunned and required to be resolved rapidly.

"This incident affects the core of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine people by a shooter aiming at residents of foreign heritage in 2020.

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