Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they reported in a release.
Police state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then discovered numerous other smeared vehicles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials report early analysis indicate the substance was likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; authorities are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in association with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the residents for tips.
An important political figure said the vandalism left him stunned and needed to be solved rapidly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
