Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Officers say they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Law enforcement then found multiple other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state preliminary tests suggest the substance was likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its source; authorities are not yet cognizant of any injuries in association with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have asked to the public for tips.
A high-ranking official commented the incident left him stunned and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the killing of nine victims by a gunman focusing on people of immigrant origin in 2020.
