Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Officers state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then located many other marked automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no lead as to its origin; officials are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials stated they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for details.
A high-ranking representative stated the attack left him stunned and had to be addressed quickly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he posted on a platform, mentioning the death of nine people by a shooter aiming at residents of migrant background in 2020.