Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Officers say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The liquid had been applied in the form of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then found many other marked vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state preliminary tests indicate the fluid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; authorities are not yet cognizant of any injuries in association with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to solve the incident" and have requested to the residents for details.
An important political figure said the incident rendered him speechless and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a assailant focusing on residents of foreign heritage in 2020.