Area Police
Around fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Police say they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Officers then found multiple other marked cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state initial examinations indicate the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; investigators are currently not informed of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A high-ranking representative stated the vandalism left him stunned and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This act affects the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist attack five years ago," he posted on social media, referring to the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of foreign heritage in 2020.
