Local Police
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then located multiple other marked vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police say initial examinations indicate the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to its origin; authorities are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in association with the event," they added.
City officials said they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A senior political figure stated the incident rendered him stunned and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on a platform, referring to the death of nine victims by a gunman targeting residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
