Local Police
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Police state they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish fluid.
The substance had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then discovered numerous other smeared automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement report early analysis show the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; authorities are not yet aware of any physical harm in association with the event," they stated.
City officials said they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the public for details.
A high-ranking representative stated the attack rendered him speechless and required to be resolved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right violent incident in 2020," he posted on social media, referring to the killing of nine people by a shooter focusing on people of immigrant origin in five years prior.
