Local Police
Around fifty vehicles have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Officers say they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the form of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then located numerous other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report early analysis show the substance was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its source; officials are presently not aware of any harm in relation with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the community for tips.
An important official commented the attack left him stunned and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist violent incident five years ago," he posted on a platform, referring to the death of nine people by a gunman aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
