Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Officers then found many other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police report preliminary tests indicate the liquid was likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; authorities are currently not aware of any injuries in connection with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have requested to the community for information.
A high-ranking representative said the vandalism made him without words and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This act strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist violent incident in 2020," he stated on social media, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
