Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement state they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then located many other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under legislation banning the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report early analysis indicate the substance was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to where it came from; officials are currently not cognizant of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they added.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to resolve the case" and have requested to the public for information.
A high-ranking official commented the vandalism made him without words and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the murder of nine victims by a shooter targeting individuals of migrant background in 2020.
