Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then found multiple other marked automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say initial examinations suggest the fluid was probably blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; investigators are presently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the community for details.
A high-ranking representative said the attack left him without words and had to be addressed promptly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he wrote on social media, recalling the death of nine people by a assailant focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in 2020.
