Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, walls and postboxes were vandalized, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a release.
Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Police then discovered many other smeared automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement state early analysis indicate the liquid was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; investigators are not yet informed of any physical harm in relation with the event," they commented.
City officials announced they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the public for details.
A senior representative said the attack left him speechless and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he wrote on social media, referring to the murder of nine victims by a shooter aiming at people of migrant background in February 2020.
