Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Automobiles, walls and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Officers report they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then discovered many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement say early analysis show the fluid was probably blood from a person.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; investigators are not yet informed of any harm in association with the occurrence," they added.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the public for information.
A high-ranking official stated the attack rendered him without words and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the trauma of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he wrote on social media, recalling the murder of nine people by a assailant aiming at residents of migrant background in 2020.
