Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, walls and postboxes were vandalized, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they stated in a release.
Police state they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then found multiple other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report preliminary tests indicate the fluid was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no lead as to its source; officials are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials announced they were trying "to unravel the case" and have asked to the residents for details.
An important official stated the incident left him speechless and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine people by a assailant aiming at people of migrant background in February 2020.
