Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a release.
Police say they were notified late on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then discovered multiple other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state initial examinations show the liquid was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; officials are not yet informed of any harm in relation with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A senior official stated the vandalism made him speechless and had to be addressed quickly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the trauma of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the killing of nine victims by a assailant targeting individuals of foreign heritage in February 2020.
