Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a swastika, they added.
Law enforcement then found numerous other marked cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police say preliminary tests indicate the substance was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; authorities are not yet aware of any injuries in connection with the incident," they stated.
Local authorities stated they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
An important official said the vandalism rendered him without words and required to be solved rapidly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on a platform, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on people of foreign heritage in February 2020.
