Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty vehicles have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Police say they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then discovered many other marked automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police report early analysis suggest the fluid was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its source; investigators are not yet aware of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.
City officials said they were trying "to solve the incident" and have asked to the public for information.
A senior representative commented the vandalism made him without words and needed to be solved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the death of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of migrant background in February 2020.