Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Police state they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Officers then found numerous other smeared vehicles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report initial examinations show the substance was probably blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; officials are not yet aware of any injuries in connection with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were attempting "to solve the incident" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking representative said the vandalism left him speechless and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the murder of nine people by a assailant focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in February 2020.
