Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then located numerous other smeared vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report initial examinations suggest the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; authorities are currently not informed of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities said they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the community for information.
An important official commented the vandalism left him speechless and had to be resolved promptly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the extremist attack five years ago," he wrote on online, recalling the killing of nine victims by a assailant targeting individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
