Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Officers say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Police then discovered numerous other marked automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Officials say preliminary tests show the substance was probably human blood.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; officials are presently not aware of any physical harm in association with the incident," they added.
Local authorities said they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the public for details.
A senior political figure said the vandalism rendered him speechless and required to be addressed quickly.
"This event hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack in 2020," he stated on social media, recalling the death of nine victims by a assailant aiming at individuals of migrant background in 2020.
