Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Police report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then found numerous other vandalized cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state early analysis suggest the liquid was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; authorities are currently not informed of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials said they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A senior representative stated the incident left him stunned and required to be solved rapidly.
"This act strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine people by a shooter targeting residents of migrant background in February 2020.
