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Automobiles in German Town Discovered Covered with Swastikas in Human Blood, Law Enforcement Report

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Authorities reported they were alerted by a man who noticed a car in Hanau covered with reddish substance

Around fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.

Cars, exterior walls 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 night, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.

The liquid had been placed in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.

Officers then discovered multiple other marked automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.

These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.

Law enforcement report initial examinations show the liquid was probably human bodily fluid.

"There is still no indication as to its source; authorities are presently not aware of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they added.

Municipal representatives stated they were working "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the public for details.

A high-ranking official stated the incident rendered him speechless and had to be solved rapidly.

"This act strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a assailant targeting individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.

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Catherine Manning

A freelance arts journalist and curator based in London, specializing in contemporary music and visual arts.

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