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

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Authorities mentioned they were notified by a resident who noticed a automobile in Hanau covered with red-colored liquid

Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.

Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with swastikas, they reported in a release.

Police say they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.

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

Law enforcement then discovered numerous other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.

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

Law enforcement say early analysis show the substance was likely blood from a person.

"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; authorities are currently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they commented.

Local authorities stated they were working "to solve the mystery" and have asked to the community for information.

An important political figure stated the attack made him speechless and needed to be resolved rapidly.

"This incident hits the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing attack in 2020," he posted on online, referring to the killing of nine people by a gunman focusing on people of immigrant origin in five years prior.

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