Area Police
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Law enforcement say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.
The substance had been placed in the form of a banned symbol, they added.
Police then found numerous other marked vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials report early analysis show the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; investigators are not yet cognizant of any injuries in association with the event," they stated.
City officials announced they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A high-ranking official said the incident left him stunned and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, recalling the killing of nine individuals by a gunman targeting people of foreign heritage in 2020.
