Local Police
Approximately fifty cars have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a official communication.
Police state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Police then located many other smeared cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests show the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; officials are currently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they stated.
City officials said they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the public for information.
An important political figure stated the incident left him stunned and required to be resolved promptly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right violent incident in 2020," he stated on online, recalling the murder of nine victims by a assailant aiming at people of immigrant origin in 2020.
