Automobiles in German Town Found Marked with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement State

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Officers mentioned they were alerted by a resident who noticed a vehicle in Hanau covered with reddish substance

Around 50 vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.

Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they reported in a official communication.

Law enforcement say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored fluid.

The liquid had been placed in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.

Law enforcement then discovered numerous other marked vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.

Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under laws banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.

Law enforcement state early analysis indicate the substance was probably human blood.

"Currently there is no lead as to where it came from; investigators are presently not aware of any harm in association with the occurrence," they stated.

Local authorities announced they were attempting "to solve the mystery" and have asked to the community for tips.

A high-ranking representative said the vandalism made him without words and required to be resolved rapidly.

"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on online, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman focusing on residents of foreign heritage in 2020.

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