Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, walls and postboxes were vandalized, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Police say they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a individual observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Police then found many other vandalized cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say early analysis suggest the fluid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its source; officials are currently not informed of any harm in relation with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the public for tips.
A high-ranking representative said the incident rendered him without words and had to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist attack in 2020," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine people by a gunman aiming at residents of migrant background in February 2020.
