Local Police
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then found many other vandalized cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials say initial examinations suggest the substance was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to its source; officials are not yet aware of any injuries in association with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the community for information.
A high-ranking official commented the attack made him stunned and needed to be solved rapidly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a gunman aiming at individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
