Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty vehicles have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, walls and postboxes were marked, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Police then discovered many other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say initial examinations suggest the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; officials are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A senior political figure stated the incident left him without words and had to be addressed promptly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the death of nine victims by a shooter focusing on residents of migrant background in 2020.
