Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then located numerous other marked cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests show the substance was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; investigators are currently not cognizant of any injuries in relation with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A high-ranking political figure stated the incident made him speechless and needed to be solved promptly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he stated on online, mentioning the death of nine people by a gunman targeting residents of immigrant origin in five years prior.
