Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they announced in a release.
Officers report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then found multiple other marked vehicles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials report initial examinations show the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no lead as to where it came from; officials are presently not informed of any injuries in connection with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A high-ranking political figure commented the vandalism made him stunned and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the murder of nine people by a shooter aiming at individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
