Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.
Police state they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then located multiple other marked automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state preliminary tests indicate the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; officials are presently not cognizant of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials announced they were working "to resolve the incident" and have requested to the residents for details.
A senior official stated the vandalism made him speechless and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident affects the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of immigrant origin in 2020.
