Cars in German Town Found Marked with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police Confirm

Incident location — Authorities reported they were notified by a individual who discovered a car in Hanau marked with red-colored substance

Affected vehicle — Authorities reported they were notified by a individual who discovered a car in Hanau marked with red-colored substance

Approximately fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.

Cars, walls and mailboxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a statement.

Police say they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a individual observed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.

The liquid had been drawn in the form of a Nazi symbol, they reported.

Officers then located multiple other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.

Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.

Law enforcement state initial examinations indicate the substance was probably human blood.

"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; officials are presently not cognizant of any injuries in relation with the event," they stated.

City officials stated they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have requested to the community for details.

A senior official stated the vandalism rendered him stunned and had to be solved rapidly.

"This incident affects the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the extremist attack in 2020," he stated on a platform, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on people of immigrant origin in February 2020.