Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued fluid.
The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then discovered many other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say initial examinations suggest the liquid was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; officials are currently not aware of any harm in relation with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were attempting "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the public for details.
A high-ranking political figure said the vandalism rendered him speechless and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This event affects the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of immigrant origin in February 2020.
