Cars in German City Discovered Marked with Nazi Symbols in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Report

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Authorities reported they were alerted by a resident who noticed a vehicle in Hanau covered with red-colored fluid

Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.

Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a official communication.

Law enforcement say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.

The fluid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.

Law enforcement then discovered numerous other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.

Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.

Law enforcement state preliminary tests show the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.

"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; officials are presently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they commented.

Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the public for details.

A high-ranking representative said the attack made him speechless and needed to be resolved rapidly.

"This act strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist attack in 2020," he stated on a platform, referring to the murder of nine victims by a shooter focusing on residents of foreign heritage in five years prior.

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