Automobiles in Germany's Town Discovered Covered with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement State

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Police mentioned they were alerted by a individual who found a car in Hanau smeared with reddish substance

Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm police.

Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with swastikas, they stated in a statement.

Officers say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.

The substance had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.

Law enforcement then discovered numerous other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.

Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.

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

"There is still no clue as to its source; officials are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the incident," they commented.

City officials stated they were working "to solve the case" and have requested to the public for details.

An important representative stated the attack made him speechless and needed to be resolved rapidly.

"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he stated on social media, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a gunman aiming at people of migrant background in 2020.

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