Local Police
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police state they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then found many other smeared vehicles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials say preliminary tests suggest the liquid was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; investigators are presently not informed of any harm in connection with the event," they commented.
City officials stated they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have requested to the residents for tips.
An important representative said the incident rendered him speechless and required to be addressed promptly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist attack five years ago," he posted on social media, referring to the murder of nine victims by a shooter focusing on residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
