Local Police
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Cars, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been placed in the form of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then discovered numerous other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state initial examinations show the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to its source; authorities are not yet informed of any injuries in relation with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the community for tips.
A senior political figure commented the incident made him without words and required to be addressed quickly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the killing of nine people by a assailant targeting individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
