Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Officers say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then located multiple other smeared automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are banned in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests indicate the liquid was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; authorities are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
City officials said they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the public for details.
A high-ranking representative commented the incident rendered him stunned and required to be solved rapidly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine people by a assailant targeting individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
