Area Police
Around fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Officers state they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then discovered numerous other marked vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report initial examinations show the substance was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to its source; authorities are not yet informed of any harm in connection with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the community for tips.
A senior representative said the incident rendered him without words and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on a platform, referring to the killing of nine victims by a gunman targeting individuals of migrant background in 2020.
