Area Police
Approximately 50 cars have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Officers report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Police then discovered numerous other smeared vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials say initial examinations indicate the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; officials are not yet informed of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to solve the case" and have requested to the residents for information.
A senior political figure stated the attack made him without words and required to be resolved quickly.
"This event affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine individuals by a shooter targeting residents of migrant background in 2020.
