Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Law enforcement state they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then located multiple other vandalized cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement state early analysis indicate the substance was likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no lead as to where it came from; officials are not yet informed of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they commented.
City officials stated they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the community for details.
An important political figure commented the incident rendered him stunned and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right attack five years ago," he stated on social media, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a assailant targeting people of migrant background in 2020.
