Area Police
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they added.
Police then found multiple other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police state preliminary tests indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to where it came from; authorities are not yet aware of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have asked to the public for tips.
An important political figure stated the attack made him stunned and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the murder of nine people by a assailant targeting individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
