Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been smeared with what appears to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Officers say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Police then discovered many other smeared cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state preliminary tests suggest the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; investigators are currently not cognizant of any injuries in association with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the community for tips.
A senior political figure said the vandalism made him speechless and required to be resolved promptly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the killing of nine victims by a gunman targeting individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
