Local Police
Roughly fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, walls and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Officers state they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then located numerous other marked cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Officials say initial examinations indicate the fluid was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they added.
City officials said they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have asked to the community for details.
A high-ranking official said the incident made him stunned and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This act strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, referring to the killing of nine individuals by a gunman aiming at individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
