Local Police
Around fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Automobiles, walls and postboxes were marked, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Officers state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then discovered multiple other smeared cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests suggest the substance was likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to where it came from; authorities are presently not aware of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they added.
Local authorities said they were trying "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the residents for details.
A high-ranking official commented the vandalism left him without words and required to be addressed quickly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a assailant aiming at residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
