Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a official communication.
Police report they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.
The substance had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Officers then found multiple other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report early analysis suggest the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; investigators are presently not aware of any physical harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to solve the case" and have requested to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking representative commented the incident made him without words and had to be resolved rapidly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine people by a shooter targeting residents of migrant background in February 2020.
