Area Police
Approximately 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Officers state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then located multiple other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police report early analysis indicate the fluid was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; authorities are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in association with the incident," they added.
City officials announced they were trying "to solve the incident" and have requested to the residents for information.
A high-ranking political figure stated the vandalism made him without words and required to be resolved promptly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the extremist attack in 2020," he posted on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a assailant aiming at people of migrant background in February 2020.
