Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Police state they were notified late on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then found many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report preliminary tests show the liquid was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; investigators are not yet informed of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official commented the attack left him without words and had to be addressed quickly.
"This event affects the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he wrote on online, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at people of migrant background in five years prior.
