Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty automobiles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were vandalized, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a swastika, they added.
Police then located multiple other marked cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under regulations banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials report early analysis show the liquid was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; investigators are not yet informed of any harm in relation with the incident," they added.
Local authorities said they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the residents for tips.
A senior political figure said the vandalism left him stunned and required to be solved promptly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the murder of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on people of immigrant origin in five years prior.
