Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, walls and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Officers then discovered many other smeared automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement state early analysis indicate the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its source; officials are not yet informed of any harm in relation with the occurrence," they added.
City officials announced they were working "to solve the case" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
An important political figure stated the incident rendered him without words and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the death of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of immigrant origin in February 2020.
