Area Police
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Officers state they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Police then discovered numerous other marked automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests suggest the substance was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no lead as to where it came from; authorities are presently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to unravel the case" and have requested to the public for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the vandalism rendered him speechless and required to be resolved quickly.
"This event affects the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the death of nine people by a shooter focusing on individuals of migrant background in 2020.
