Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been smeared with what seems to be blood from a person in the German municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police report they were notified late on Wednesday, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Law enforcement then discovered many other marked vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police say early analysis suggest the liquid was probably blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; authorities are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in association with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives announced they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the community for information.
A high-ranking representative said the attack left him speechless and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist attack in 2020," he wrote on online, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on people of foreign heritage in 2020.
