Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 automobiles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Officers report they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been placed in the form of a swastika, they added.
Law enforcement then located many other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement state early analysis show the substance was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; officials are presently not cognizant of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the community for details.
A high-ranking official commented the incident made him without words and required to be addressed quickly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the killing of nine people by a gunman targeting people of migrant background in five years prior.
