Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Officers report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then located many other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say initial examinations indicate the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; investigators are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the event," they commented.
City officials said they were working "to unravel the case" and have asked to the community for details.
A senior political figure stated the attack left him stunned and required to be resolved quickly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on a platform, referring to the death of nine victims by a assailant targeting residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
