Local Police
Approximately 50 automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Police say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been applied in the form of a swastika, they added.
Law enforcement then found many other smeared cars and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests suggest the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no lead as to its source; officials are currently not informed of any harm in relation with the event," they commented.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A senior official commented the attack rendered him stunned and had to be resolved quickly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he posted on a platform, referring to the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of migrant background in 2020.
