Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Officers state they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Officers then located numerous other marked vehicles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement state initial examinations show the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; authorities are currently not informed of any injuries in connection with the event," they added.
City officials announced they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the public for tips.
A senior political figure said the vandalism rendered him speechless and required to be resolved quickly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the murder of nine people by a shooter focusing on residents of migrant background in five years prior.
