Area Police
Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then located many other smeared cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials say initial examinations suggest the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; investigators are currently not informed of any physical harm in relation with the event," they added.
City officials stated they were working "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
An important political figure stated the vandalism rendered him stunned and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman focusing on people of foreign heritage in 2020.
