Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Officers say they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the pattern of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found many other smeared cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report initial examinations show the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its source; officials are presently not informed of any harm in association with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the community for information.
An important political figure commented the attack rendered him stunned and had to be resolved promptly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a shooter aiming at residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
