Hanau

American

[hah-nou] / ˈhɑ naʊ /

noun

a city in Hesse, central Germany.

Hanau British

/ ˈhaːnau /

noun

a city in central Germany, in Hesse east of Frankfurt am Main: a centre of the jewellery industry. Pop: 88 897 (2003 est)

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About 50 vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police say.

From BBC

"This act strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on X, referring to the killing of nine people by a gunman targeting people of immigrant origin in February 2020.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

Army base, in Hanau, Germany, the department said on Tuesday.

From New York Times

Headquartered in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Gauss Fusion's roadmap sees the company opening fusion power plants by the beginning of the 2040s.

From BBC

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