Area Police
Approximately fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Officers say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then found many other marked automobiles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police say early analysis indicate the substance was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; authorities are not yet cognizant of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the community for details.
A high-ranking political figure stated the vandalism rendered him stunned and required to be addressed promptly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the death of nine victims by a shooter focusing on people of foreign heritage in February 2020.
