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Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police say they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been placed in the form of a swastika, they added.
Officers then located multiple other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say early analysis show the liquid was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the community for information.
A senior official stated the incident made him speechless and needed to be solved rapidly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist attack five years ago," he stated on online, recalling the murder of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
