Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty automobiles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then found many other smeared cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests show the substance was likely human blood.
"There is still no lead as to its source; officials are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have requested to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism made him stunned and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the right-wing terrorist attack in 2020," he stated on social media, recalling the killing of nine people by a shooter targeting residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
