Local Police
Roughly 50 automobiles have been covered with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a swastika, they stated.
Police then found numerous other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say early analysis show the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; authorities are not yet informed of any harm in connection with the incident," they added.
City officials announced they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the public for details.
An important political figure stated the attack made him without words and had to be resolved quickly.
"This event affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right attack five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a shooter focusing on people of foreign heritage in February 2020.
