Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty vehicles have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a official communication.
Officers report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been applied in the form of a swastika, they reported.
Police then discovered numerous other marked cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement state preliminary tests show the liquid was probably human bodily fluid.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; authorities are not yet informed of any injuries in relation with the incident," they stated.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to solve the case" and have requested to the community for information.
A high-ranking representative said the vandalism rendered him stunned and needed to be solved quickly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the death of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of migrant background in 2020.
