Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been applied in the form of a swastika, they stated.
Law enforcement then found numerous other smeared vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials say early analysis show the fluid was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; officials are presently not informed of any physical harm in connection with the event," they added.
City officials announced they were working "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A senior political figure said the attack rendered him speechless and had to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right attack five years ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the murder of nine individuals by a shooter targeting individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
