Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.
The substance had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then located numerous other marked cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report early analysis indicate the liquid was likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to where it came from; officials are not yet cognizant of any injuries in association with the incident," they added.
Local authorities stated they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the residents for tips.
A senior political figure stated the attack left him stunned and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This incident affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the murder of nine people by a gunman aiming at individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
