Area Police
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a release.
Law enforcement say they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Law enforcement then located many other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Police state early analysis show the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; officials are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the event," they added.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the residents for details.
An important official said the vandalism left him stunned and required to be solved rapidly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the extremist attack in 2020," he posted on a platform, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a gunman aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
