Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish fluid.
The fluid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then found many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement state early analysis indicate the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; officials are currently not informed of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they commented.
Local authorities said they were working "to solve the mystery" and have requested to the public for tips.
An important official stated the vandalism left him stunned and required to be resolved quickly.
"This act strikes at the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the murder of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on people of immigrant origin in February 2020.
