Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers say they were notified late on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then located numerous other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state preliminary tests suggest the liquid was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no indication as to where it came from; authorities are presently not informed of any harm in relation with the event," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking political figure stated the vandalism left him stunned and had to be solved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he stated on online, recalling the death of nine individuals by a shooter targeting individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
