Local Police
Roughly 50 automobiles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then found many other smeared vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say initial examinations show the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; investigators are currently not informed of any injuries in relation with the incident," they added.
City officials announced they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the residents for tips.
An important political figure said the incident left him speechless and had to be solved promptly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a gunman aiming at individuals of migrant background in 2020.
