Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Police report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then located multiple other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Police say preliminary tests indicate the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; officials are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in association with the event," they added.
City officials announced they were trying "to resolve the case" and have asked to the residents for tips.
An important official said the incident left him stunned and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, mentioning the death of nine victims by a assailant targeting people of immigrant origin in 2020.
