Local Police
Around 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Officers report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they reported.
Officers then found numerous other marked cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state early analysis show the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; officials are not yet cognizant of any injuries in relation with the incident," they added.
City officials stated they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the community for details.
A high-ranking official stated the vandalism made him stunned and needed to be solved rapidly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist violent incident in 2020," he posted on social media, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a assailant focusing on individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
