Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then discovered many other smeared cars and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say initial examinations suggest the substance was probably human blood.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; investigators are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.
City officials stated they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the residents for tips.
An important representative commented the incident rendered him without words and had to be addressed promptly.
"This event hits the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist attack in 2020," he stated on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a assailant focusing on individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
