Local Police
Approximately 50 automobiles have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Police say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The substance had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found numerous other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police state early analysis show the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; investigators are currently not cognizant of any harm in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have asked to the community for information.
An important political figure stated the vandalism made him stunned and needed to be solved quickly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, referring to the death of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of immigrant origin in February 2020.
