Area Police
Around fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers report they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The liquid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then discovered multiple other vandalized cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are banned in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials state preliminary tests indicate the liquid was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; investigators are not yet cognizant of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to unravel the case" and have asked to the community for information.
A senior political figure commented the vandalism made him without words and needed to be solved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on online, recalling the death of nine victims by a gunman aiming at residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
