Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Police say they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a individual discovered that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the form of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then found multiple other vandalized cars and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests show the substance was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; authorities are not yet informed of any harm in association with the incident," they added.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the public for details.
An important representative said the incident left him without words and required to be solved promptly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting individuals of migrant background in 2020.
