Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Police say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found multiple other marked automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police say initial examinations suggest the substance was probably blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; officials are not yet cognizant of any harm in connection with the event," they added.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the residents for information.
A senior political figure commented the vandalism left him without words and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, referring to the death of nine people by a shooter aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.
