Local Police
Roughly 50 cars have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Vehicles, walls and postboxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a official communication.
Police say they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Police then found many other smeared cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police say early analysis suggest the fluid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; authorities are presently not cognizant of any harm in connection with the event," they added.
City officials said they were working "to resolve the incident" and have requested to the community for tips.
A high-ranking representative stated the vandalism left him without words and had to be resolved quickly.
"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the murder of nine victims by a shooter focusing on individuals of migrant background in 2020.
