Local Police
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they announced in a official communication.
Officers report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Police then discovered numerous other marked vehicles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police report early analysis suggest the substance was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; authorities are presently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the event," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were working "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A senior political figure commented the incident made him stunned and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the extremist attack five years ago," he wrote on a platform, recalling the death of nine victims by a gunman targeting residents of migrant background in February 2020.
