Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a release.
Police say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then found multiple other smeared cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under laws outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police report initial examinations show the liquid was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to its source; authorities are currently not informed of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials announced they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the residents for details.
A high-ranking official commented the incident rendered him without words and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on a platform, mentioning the death of nine people by a shooter aiming at people of foreign heritage in 2020.
