Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they reported in a release.
Officers say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then found many other smeared vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement state initial examinations show the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no lead as to its origin; authorities are not yet informed of any injuries in relation with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to resolve the case" and have requested to the community for details.
A high-ranking political figure stated the incident left him speechless and needed to be solved quickly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a shooter targeting individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.
