Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers report they were alerted late on Wednesday, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then found many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state preliminary tests suggest the liquid was probably human blood.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; officials are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the event," they added.
City officials stated they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the community for information.
A senior representative commented the attack left him stunned and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on a platform, mentioning the death of nine people by a assailant focusing on people of foreign heritage in February 2020.
