Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The substance had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then found multiple other smeared cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police say preliminary tests show the substance was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no lead as to its source; authorities are presently not informed of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they stated.
City officials announced they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the public for information.
An important official said the attack made him stunned and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This event affects the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of migrant background in February 2020.
