Cars in Hanau in Germany found smeared with swastikas in blood, police say

Cars, walls and postboxes have been defaced, in what appears to be human blood.

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Cars, walls and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they said in a statement.

Police say they were alerted late on Wednesday night when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.

The liquid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.

Officers then found many other smeared cars and house walls in the surrounding area.