Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they stated in a release.
Officers report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Officers then discovered many other smeared cars and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are banned in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state early analysis indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; officials are not yet aware of any physical harm in association with the incident," they added.
City officials said they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have requested to the community for tips.
A senior political figure commented the vandalism rendered him without words and required to be solved promptly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine people by a gunman targeting individuals of foreign heritage in 2020.
