Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Automobiles, walls and postal boxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Law enforcement report they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then discovered numerous other marked cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials state early analysis suggest the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its source; authorities are presently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to solve the incident" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking representative commented the vandalism rendered him without words and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right attack five years ago," he wrote on online, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman focusing on individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
