Local Police
Approximately 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Officers report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then discovered many other marked cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials say initial examinations show the substance was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no indication as to where it came from; authorities are not yet aware of any physical harm in connection with the event," they commented.
City officials stated they were trying "to unravel the case" and have requested to the community for information.
A senior political figure said the attack rendered him stunned and had to be addressed rapidly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist attack five years ago," he stated on social media, mentioning the death of nine victims by a gunman focusing on individuals of migrant background in 2020.
