Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 automobiles have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Officers state they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a individual noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been placed in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Officers then found numerous other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state early analysis suggest the substance was probably blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to where it came from; investigators are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they added.
City officials announced they were attempting "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the public for details.
A senior representative stated the attack left him stunned and required to be addressed promptly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, referring to the murder of nine people by a assailant aiming at people of immigrant origin in 2020.
