Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been smeared with what seems to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they added.
Police then found many other marked automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state initial examinations suggest the fluid was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; investigators are currently not cognizant of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the public for information.
An important official stated the vandalism left him speechless and had to be resolved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on social media, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a assailant aiming at people of immigrant origin in 2020.
