Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Officers report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered many other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis indicate the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its source; officials are presently not cognizant of any harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A senior official stated the attack rendered him stunned and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack in 2020," he wrote on online, recalling the murder of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of foreign heritage in 2020.
