Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Officers say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then located numerous other marked automobiles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis indicate the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; officials are currently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the event," they commented.
City officials announced they were working "to solve the incident" and have requested to the community for tips.
An important representative said the vandalism rendered him speechless and had to be addressed rapidly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the killing of nine individuals by a gunman targeting people of foreign heritage in 2020.
