Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The substance had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then found multiple other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say initial examinations indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; authorities are not yet informed of any harm in relation with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the community for details.
A high-ranking official stated the vandalism made him stunned and required to be resolved quickly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the far-right attack in 2020," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of immigrant origin in 2020.
