Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Officers then located many other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Officials report initial examinations indicate the substance was probably human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; officials are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they added.
City officials said they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the community for tips.
A senior representative said the attack rendered him stunned and required to be addressed promptly.
"This event hits the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on a platform, mentioning the death of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of migrant background in 2020.
