Area Police
Roughly fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Police say they were notified late on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been drawn in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found many other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police say early analysis show the substance was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; investigators are not yet cognizant of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to resolve the incident" and have requested to the public for tips.
A high-ranking representative stated the vandalism rendered him without words and required to be addressed promptly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he stated on social media, referring to the death of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on residents of migrant background in 2020.
