Area Police
Approximately 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.
Police report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Police then found multiple other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials state initial examinations suggest the substance was probably human bodily fluid.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; authorities are not yet aware of any harm in association with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials announced they were trying "to solve the case" and have requested to the community for information.
A high-ranking official commented the incident rendered him without words and required to be resolved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the death of nine people by a shooter aiming at people of migrant background in 2020.
