Area Police
Around fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, walls and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Officers say they were alerted late on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Officers then located many other marked automobiles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials say initial examinations indicate the fluid was likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; officials are currently not aware of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they added.
City officials said they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the community for details.
A senior political figure said the vandalism left him without words and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This incident hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the right-wing violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on online, referring to the killing of nine people by a shooter focusing on residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
