Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been smeared with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Police say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Officers then found multiple other marked cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement state early analysis show the liquid was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to its source; investigators are not yet cognizant of any injuries in connection with the incident," they added.
City officials stated they were attempting "to solve the case" and have appealed to the residents for details.
A high-ranking political figure said the vandalism made him speechless and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he posted on a platform, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a assailant focusing on individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
