Local Police
Around fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Automobiles, walls and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Police say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Police then discovered many other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Police report initial examinations indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; officials are not yet informed of any physical harm in association with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have asked to the community for details.
A high-ranking official stated the attack made him without words and had to be addressed promptly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on online, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on people of migrant background in February 2020.
