Local Police
Around 50 automobiles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a release.
Law enforcement state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Law enforcement then found many other smeared vehicles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to its source; officials are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they commented.
City officials announced they were working "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the community for information.
A high-ranking political figure stated the incident made him without words and had to be resolved promptly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the right-wing terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
