Local Police
Around fifty vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were marked, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were notified late on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Police then found numerous other marked cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests suggest the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; investigators are not yet cognizant of any harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the attack made him without words and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the right-wing attack five years ago," he stated on online, recalling the murder of nine victims by a gunman aiming at individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
