Local Police
Around 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Officers state they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they added.
Police then located multiple other smeared cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement say early analysis show the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no indication as to where it came from; officials are currently not informed of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism made him without words and required to be resolved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman targeting residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
