Local Police
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a release.
Officers state they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then found many other marked cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state early analysis suggest the fluid was probably human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; officials are currently not informed of any harm in connection with the event," they commented.
City officials announced they were attempting "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking political figure said the attack left him stunned and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right attack five years ago," he posted on social media, referring to the murder of nine people by a shooter focusing on individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
