Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to police.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Officers say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored substance.
The substance had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then discovered numerous other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement state preliminary tests show the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; officials are not yet informed of any injuries in relation with the incident," they commented.
City officials announced they were attempting "to solve the case" and have asked to the public for tips.
A high-ranking official said the incident left him speechless and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This act hits the core of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the right-wing attack in 2020," he stated on social media, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a shooter targeting residents of immigrant origin in five years prior.
