Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 automobiles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Officers state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then found multiple other smeared automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police say initial examinations indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its source; authorities are presently not aware of any physical harm in association with the incident," they added.
City officials said they were working "to solve the incident" and have requested to the residents for details.
An important representative said the vandalism left him stunned and had to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at residents of migrant background in five years prior.
