Area Police
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Police state they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they reported.
Police then located multiple other smeared vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis suggest the substance was probably human bodily fluid.
"There is still no clue as to its source; authorities are not yet aware of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials announced they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the public for tips.
A high-ranking political figure stated the vandalism left him without words and had to be solved rapidly.
"This incident hits the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the death of nine people by a shooter targeting individuals of foreign heritage in February 2020.
