Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Officers state they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then discovered numerous other marked vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials say early analysis indicate the substance was likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no lead as to where it came from; officials are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials stated they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the residents for details.
A high-ranking representative said the vandalism rendered him stunned and required to be addressed quickly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on online, recalling the killing of nine victims by a gunman targeting individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
