Local Police
Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police report they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Police then found multiple other smeared automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say preliminary tests suggest the substance was probably blood from a person.
"At present there remains no lead as to where it came from; authorities are presently not aware of any injuries in connection with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the residents for details.
A senior political figure commented the incident made him stunned and needed to be solved rapidly.
"This act strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on online, referring to the death of nine victims by a shooter targeting residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
