Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Officers report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then discovered multiple other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state initial examinations indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; investigators are not yet aware of any injuries in association with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A high-ranking representative commented the attack made him speechless and required to be resolved quickly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the killing of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on people of foreign heritage in February 2020.
