Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a release.
Police say they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered numerous other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests indicate the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no lead as to its source; authorities are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they added.
Local authorities announced they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have asked to the residents for tips.
An important political figure stated the attack made him stunned and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine people by a gunman aiming at residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
