Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Cars, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Police state they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then found numerous other marked automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police state early analysis show the substance was likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; officials are presently not informed of any physical harm in relation with the event," they added.
Local authorities announced they were working "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the residents for details.
A senior representative commented the attack left him stunned and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This event affects the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he posted on social media, referring to the murder of nine individuals by a gunman aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in February 2020.
