Police in the central German city of Hanau are probing a streak of vandalism in which cars and houses have been smeared with swastikas that appear to have been made with animal blood.
Authorities said at least 50 cars as well as several mailboxes and sides of houses have been vandalized.
Drawing swastikas or other Nazi symbols in public is a crime in Germany, punishable with a hefty fine and up to three years jail time.
Hanau was the site of one of Germany's deadliest mass shootings in recent history, when a far-right extremist opened fire on several bars known to be frequented by the immigrant community in February 2020.
