Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Police state they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been applied in the form of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then found many other vandalized automobiles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report preliminary tests show the fluid was most likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; authorities are not yet informed of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A high-ranking political figure stated the incident left him speechless and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This act hits the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a assailant focusing on individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
