Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Law enforcement say they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The substance had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered many other smeared vehicles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis indicate the fluid was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to where it came from; authorities are not yet cognizant of any harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A high-ranking political figure stated the incident left him speechless and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, referring to the death of nine people by a assailant focusing on residents of foreign heritage in five years prior.
