Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a release.
Police report they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then found many other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police report early analysis suggest the substance was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no lead as to where it came from; officials are presently not informed of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were attempting "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the community for details.
A high-ranking representative commented the attack made him without words and required to be addressed quickly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the death of nine victims by a gunman focusing on people of immigrant origin in February 2020.
