Cars in German City Discovered Smeared with Swastikas in Human Blood, Police State

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Officers reported they were notified by a resident who noticed a car in Hanau covered with red-colored liquid

Around 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.

Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.

Law enforcement report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a individual discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.

The liquid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.

Law enforcement then discovered multiple other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.

Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.

Officials say initial examinations indicate the fluid was likely human blood.

"There is still no indication as to its source; officials are presently not cognizant of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.

Local authorities stated they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the public for details.

A senior representative said the attack left him speechless and had to be resolved rapidly.

"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he stated on online, recalling the killing of nine individuals by a gunman targeting people of foreign heritage in five years prior.

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