Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Police report they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then found numerous other smeared automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Police report early analysis indicate the fluid was probably blood from a person.
"At present there remains no lead as to its source; investigators are presently not informed of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they added.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the community for information.
A senior representative said the attack left him stunned and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he stated on a platform, mentioning the death of nine people by a gunman aiming at residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
