Local Police
Around 50 automobiles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Police state they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then discovered multiple other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say early analysis suggest the substance was probably 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 relation with the event," they commented.
City officials announced they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the community for information.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism rendered him speechless and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on social media, referring to the murder of nine people by a assailant targeting individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
