Local Police
Around fifty cars have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then found numerous other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police say preliminary tests indicate the fluid was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; investigators are presently not cognizant of any harm in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the community for details.
An important representative commented the attack left him without words and required to be addressed promptly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right violent incident in 2020," he stated on online, referring to the killing of nine people by a gunman focusing on individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
