Local Police
Roughly 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, walls and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish substance.
The liquid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then located multiple other smeared cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report initial examinations suggest the liquid was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its source; authorities are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the event," they commented.
City officials announced they were attempting "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the community for information.
A high-ranking official commented the attack made him speechless and had to be addressed quickly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right violent incident in 2020," he wrote on a platform, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a assailant focusing on individuals of migrant background in 2020.
