Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Police state they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they added.
Officers then located multiple other marked cars and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say preliminary tests show the liquid was probably human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its source; investigators are presently not cognizant of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were working "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the public for details.
An important representative said the incident made him stunned and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident affects the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on social media, recalling the killing of nine victims by a gunman aiming at individuals of migrant background in 2020.
