Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been placed in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Officers then discovered numerous other smeared automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials say preliminary tests show the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; authorities are not yet cognizant of any harm in relation with the event," they added.
City officials announced they were working "to solve the case" and have asked to the public for information.
A high-ranking official commented the vandalism left him speechless and had to be resolved promptly.
"This event affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he wrote on a platform, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of immigrant origin in 2020.
