Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty vehicles have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Police say they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Officers then located many other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Police report initial examinations suggest the fluid was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its source; authorities are currently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to solve the case" and have asked to the public for tips.
A senior official commented the incident made him without words and had to be resolved promptly.
"This event affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on online, mentioning the murder of nine people by a assailant targeting individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
