Area Police
Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, walls and postboxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.
Officers report they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish fluid.
The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Police then found multiple other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests show the substance was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; authorities are not yet aware of any injuries in connection with the event," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were working "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A senior political figure commented the attack left him stunned and needed to be solved promptly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right attack five years ago," he posted on social media, referring to the death of nine people by a gunman targeting individuals of migrant background in 2020.
