Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Police state they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then found numerous other smeared vehicles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police report initial examinations indicate the substance was probably blood from a person.
"At present there remains no indication as to its source; officials are not yet aware of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to solve the incident" and have requested to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the attack left him without words and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the far-right terrorist attack in 2020," he wrote on a platform, recalling the killing of nine victims by a assailant aiming at residents of immigrant origin in February 2020.
