Area Police
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Officers then discovered multiple other marked cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state preliminary tests suggest the substance was likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no indication as to its source; investigators are currently not informed of any harm in relation with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the residents for tips.
A senior political figure said the attack rendered him stunned and had to be addressed promptly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the far-right attack five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the murder of nine people by a assailant aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
