Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Police state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then found numerous other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis suggest the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; authorities are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to solve the case" and have requested to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the incident left him without words and had to be resolved rapidly.
"This event affects the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the right-wing attack five years ago," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine individuals by a assailant targeting people of foreign heritage in February 2020.
