Area Police
Approximately 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Police say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Officers then discovered multiple other vandalized cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials say preliminary tests indicate the substance was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; officials are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the event," they added.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to solve the incident" and have requested to the community for information.
An important representative said the incident rendered him speechless and needed to be solved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the death of nine people by a shooter aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.
