Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Police say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then found numerous other smeared vehicles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report initial examinations indicate the fluid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no lead as to its source; investigators are not yet aware of any harm in association with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the community for details.
A senior representative said the vandalism left him stunned and had to be resolved quickly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
