Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Officers report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the form of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered numerous other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state preliminary tests show the liquid was most likely human blood.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; authorities are not yet aware of any physical harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to solve the case" and have requested to the public for tips.
A high-ranking political figure stated the vandalism left him stunned and required to be solved quickly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he stated on social media, recalling the death of nine victims by a gunman aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
