Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty automobiles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Police say they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then discovered numerous other smeared vehicles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are banned in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report initial examinations suggest the substance was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its source; investigators are currently not informed of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have requested to the residents for details.
A senior official stated the incident rendered him stunned and had to be solved promptly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the far-right violent incident in 2020," he wrote on social media, recalling the killing of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at people of immigrant origin in February 2020.
