Local Police
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they announced in a release.
Police report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Officers then discovered many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials say early analysis suggest the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its source; authorities are currently not aware of any physical harm in association with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the public for tips.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism rendered him speechless and needed to be solved quickly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right violent incident five years ago," he stated on online, recalling the death of nine victims by a assailant targeting people of migrant background in five years prior.
