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Approximately fifty automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a official communication.
Officers state they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been drawn in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then found multiple other marked cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police report preliminary tests suggest the fluid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no indication as to its source; investigators are presently not informed of any physical harm in association with the event," they stated.
Local authorities said they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the attack made him stunned and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This event affects the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right attack five years ago," he stated on social media, recalling the murder of nine people by a gunman focusing on residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
