Local Police
Approximately 50 automobiles have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postboxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Law enforcement report they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then discovered many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state initial examinations suggest the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its source; authorities are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the event," they commented.
City officials said they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the public for details.
A high-ranking official stated the vandalism rendered him stunned and had to be addressed promptly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a assailant aiming at residents of immigrant origin in February 2020.
