Area Police
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were notified during the night on Wednesday night, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish fluid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then located many other smeared vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement report early analysis indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; officials are not yet informed of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.
City officials stated they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the community for details.
A senior political figure said the vandalism rendered him stunned and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right attack in 2020," he posted on online, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a shooter targeting people of foreign heritage in February 2020.
