Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the form of a swastika, they reported.
Police then found many other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say preliminary tests indicate the liquid was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; investigators are currently not informed of any harm in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
City officials announced they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism left him without words and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the death of nine victims by a assailant targeting individuals of migrant background in 2020.
