Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 automobiles have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a release.
Police report they were notified late on Wednesday, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The substance had been placed in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Officers then found many other smeared cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state initial examinations suggest the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; officials are presently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the public for tips.
An important official said the attack left him stunned and had to be addressed promptly.
"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the killing of nine victims by a assailant focusing on individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
