Area Police
Approximately 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Police say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Law enforcement then located many other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report initial examinations suggest the fluid was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; investigators are presently not informed of any harm in relation with the incident," they stated.
City officials stated they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have asked to the community for information.
A high-ranking representative stated the vandalism rendered him stunned and had to be solved quickly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the far-right attack in 2020," he posted on a platform, recalling the killing of nine victims by a assailant aiming at residents of migrant background in five years prior.
