Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty automobiles have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Law enforcement state they were notified during the night on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then found many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials say initial examinations suggest the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; officials are not yet cognizant of any harm in association with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials stated they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the residents for tips.
An important political figure commented the vandalism left him stunned and required to be resolved quickly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the right-wing attack in 2020," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine victims by a gunman focusing on residents of foreign heritage in five years prior.
