Local Police
Roughly fifty vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then found multiple other smeared vehicles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis indicate the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; investigators are presently not aware of any harm in connection with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the community for information.
An important political figure stated the attack rendered him without words and required to be solved promptly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack in 2020," he wrote on social media, recalling the murder of nine victims by a shooter focusing on individuals of migrant background in 2020.
