Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Officers report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored fluid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then found numerous other marked automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis show the liquid was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; authorities are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the event," they stated.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the community for details.
An important official said the incident rendered him speechless and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, recalling the killing of nine victims by a gunman focusing on individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
