Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Officers report they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then located multiple other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report initial examinations indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to where it came from; investigators are not yet aware of any harm in connection with the event," they commented.
City officials said they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official said the attack left him speechless and had to be resolved promptly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the death of nine people by a shooter aiming at individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
