Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to police.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Law enforcement report they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then found many other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials report preliminary tests suggest the liquid was probably blood from a person.
"At present there remains no lead as to where it came from; authorities are currently not informed of any injuries in connection with the event," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the residents for details.
A high-ranking official stated the attack left him stunned and had to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist violent incident in 2020," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine people by a assailant targeting residents of migrant background in five years prior.
