Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postboxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been placed in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered numerous other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Officials state early analysis indicate the fluid was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to where it came from; authorities are presently not informed of any injuries in connection with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking political figure commented the attack left him stunned and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This event affects the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist attack in 2020," he wrote on a platform, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman aiming at people of migrant background in five years prior.
