Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Police say they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then located numerous other smeared automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say early analysis suggest the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; officials are currently not cognizant of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking representative stated the attack left him speechless and required to be addressed quickly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he stated on social media, mentioning the killing of nine people by a assailant focusing on residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
