Local Police
Roughly fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, walls and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Police say they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then found multiple other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws banning the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report early analysis indicate the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; investigators are presently not aware of any harm in connection with the incident," they stated.
City officials announced they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking official commented the attack rendered him without words and required to be addressed quickly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine people by a assailant targeting residents of foreign heritage in five years prior.
