Local Police
Approximately fifty automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Officers state they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered many other marked cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state preliminary tests show the substance was probably blood from a person.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; officials are not yet informed of any harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities announced they were working "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A high-ranking representative commented the incident made him stunned and had to be addressed rapidly.
"This event affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on social media, referring to the killing of nine victims by a assailant targeting people of migrant background in February 2020.
