Local Police
Around fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Officers say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then located many other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report early analysis indicate the fluid was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its source; officials are not yet aware of any harm in association with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to resolve the incident" and have requested to the residents for details.
A senior official stated the attack made him stunned and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a shooter targeting individuals of foreign heritage in February 2020.
