Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Officers say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found numerous other smeared cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say initial examinations suggest the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; authorities are currently not aware of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to solve the incident" and have asked to the public for details.
A high-ranking political figure stated the attack rendered him without words and required to be resolved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a assailant targeting individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.
