Area Police
Roughly fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Officers say they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then discovered multiple other marked cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state early analysis show the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any harm in association with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to resolve the case" and have requested to the residents for information.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism made him stunned and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist violent incident in 2020," he wrote on social media, referring to the killing of nine people by a gunman focusing on people of migrant background in February 2020.
