Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Officers then discovered numerous other marked automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state initial examinations show the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no lead as to where it came from; officials are presently not informed of any harm in association with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to unravel the case" and have asked to the residents for details.
A senior representative stated the vandalism left him stunned and had to be addressed quickly.
"This act hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, mentioning the killing of nine individuals by a shooter targeting residents of migrant background in five years prior.
