Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Police state they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then discovered multiple other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials state initial examinations suggest the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no lead as to its origin; investigators are not yet cognizant of any harm in association with the event," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to solve the incident" and have asked to the residents for information.
An important political figure stated the attack rendered him speechless and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This act strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the far-right attack five years ago," he wrote on online, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a shooter targeting individuals of migrant background in 2020.
