Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Officers say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then located multiple other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say preliminary tests indicate the fluid was likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; officials are currently not aware of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A high-ranking political figure stated the attack made him speechless and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the death of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
