Area Police
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they added.
Police then found numerous other smeared automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police say early analysis indicate the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; officials are presently not cognizant of any harm in association with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials announced they were trying "to solve the case" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A senior representative commented the vandalism made him speechless and required to be addressed quickly.
"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing attack in 2020," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine people by a gunman aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
