Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Officers then found multiple other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report preliminary tests indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its source; officials are not yet aware of any harm in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
City officials stated they were attempting "to solve the case" and have asked to the residents for information.
A high-ranking political figure stated the incident made him stunned and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a gunman focusing on residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
