Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty automobiles have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Officers state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they reported.
Officers then located multiple other smeared cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report early analysis suggest the liquid was probably human bodily fluid.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; authorities are not yet cognizant of any harm in association with the occurrence," they added.
City officials announced they were working "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism left him stunned and had to be resolved promptly.
"This act strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, recalling the killing of nine victims by a shooter focusing on people of foreign heritage in 2020.
