Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, walls and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish fluid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Police then found many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests show the liquid was likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; officials are not yet aware of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to resolve the incident" and have asked to the residents for details.
An important official stated the incident rendered him stunned and required to be addressed quickly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the far-right terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on online, referring to the death of nine individuals by a assailant focusing on residents of migrant background in five years prior.
