Area Police
Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers state they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they reported.
Officers then found many other marked vehicles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state preliminary tests suggest the substance was most likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its source; officials are presently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials said they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the public for tips.
A senior political figure stated the attack left him without words and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This event affects the core of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the killing of nine people by a assailant targeting residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
