Local Police
Around fifty automobiles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a release.
Law enforcement report they were notified during the night on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then discovered numerous other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say initial examinations show the substance was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; officials are presently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they added.
City officials said they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the community for details.
An important political figure stated the incident rendered him speechless and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right violent incident in 2020," he posted on social media, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on residents of migrant background in 2020.
