Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were marked, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Officers report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then found many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report early analysis suggest the substance was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; authorities are presently not aware of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they added.
City officials announced they were working "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the public for information.
A high-ranking official commented the vandalism made him speechless and had to be resolved quickly.
"This incident affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right attack in 2020," he posted on a platform, referring to the killing of nine victims by a gunman aiming at residents of foreign heritage in five years prior.
