Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to police.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they reported in a release.
Police say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then found multiple other smeared vehicles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say early analysis indicate the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; authorities are presently not cognizant of any harm in association with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were attempting "to solve the mystery" and have requested to the community for information.
A high-ranking official said the attack left him stunned and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he stated on online, referring to the killing of nine victims by a gunman targeting people of migrant background in 2020.
