Local Police
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found numerous other smeared cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are banned in Germany under regulations banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement state initial examinations show the fluid was most likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its source; authorities are currently not aware of any injuries in relation with the event," they added.
Local authorities said they were trying "to solve the case" and have requested to the community for details.
A senior official said the vandalism left him speechless and had to be resolved quickly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, recalling the murder of nine people by a gunman focusing on people of immigrant origin in five years prior.
