Local Police
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Police state they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been placed in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered multiple other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police say early analysis indicate the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; investigators are not yet cognizant of any harm in relation with the incident," they added.
City officials stated they were working "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for information.
An important political figure stated the incident left him stunned and required to be addressed promptly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist attack in 2020," he stated on social media, recalling the death of nine people by a assailant targeting individuals of migrant background in 2020.
