Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were notified during the night on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The substance had been placed in the form of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Officers then located many other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police state initial examinations indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to its source; investigators are not yet aware of any harm in association with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have asked to the public for information.
A senior representative commented the incident left him speechless and had to be addressed promptly.
"This act strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right attack in 2020," he stated on online, mentioning the death of nine people by a shooter aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
