Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty vehicles have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then discovered multiple other smeared cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement state preliminary tests suggest the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its source; investigators are not yet informed of any harm in relation with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the vandalism made him stunned and required to be solved promptly.
"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist terrorist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the death of nine victims by a shooter targeting individuals of foreign heritage in February 2020.
