Local Police
Around 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Officers say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then located numerous other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say initial examinations show the substance was likely human blood.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; authorities are not yet cognizant of any harm in association with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism rendered him stunned and had to be addressed quickly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the far-right attack in 2020," he stated on social media, mentioning the killing of nine individuals by a gunman targeting individuals of migrant background in 2020.
