Local Police
Roughly 50 automobiles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Law enforcement state they were alerted late on Wednesday, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Law enforcement then found multiple other smeared cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report early analysis indicate the fluid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; officials are currently not cognizant of any injuries in association with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the public for tips.
A senior official commented the incident rendered him stunned and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on social media, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a assailant aiming at people of migrant background in 2020.
