Cars in German City Discovered Covered with Swastikas in Blood, Police State

Incident location — Authorities stated they were notified by a resident who found a automobile in Hanau marked with reddish substance

Affected vehicle — Authorities stated they were notified by a resident who found a automobile in Hanau marked with reddish substance

Approximately 50 vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to authorities.

Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.

Law enforcement report they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.

The fluid had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.

Police then located many other marked automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.

Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.

Officials report preliminary tests suggest the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.

"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; authorities are not yet cognizant of any harm in association with the incident," they added.

Municipal representatives stated they were working "to unravel the case" and have requested to the community for tips.

An important political figure stated the vandalism left him stunned and required to be addressed promptly.

"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the right-wing attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, referring to the murder of nine victims by a shooter targeting residents of immigrant origin in five years prior.