Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Automobiles, walls and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police say they were notified late on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Police then found numerous other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials report initial examinations indicate the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; investigators are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the event," they added.
Local authorities announced they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A senior representative stated the incident rendered him stunned and had to be resolved rapidly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack in 2020," he stated on social media, recalling the death of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on people of foreign heritage in 2020.
