Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Police state they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they stated.
Police then located numerous other marked automobiles and house walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials say preliminary tests indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; officials are currently not informed of any harm in association with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the community for information.
A high-ranking political figure commented the incident made him speechless and needed to be solved quickly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a gunman aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
