Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Officers state they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been placed in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then located many other vandalized cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement report early analysis suggest the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; authorities are not yet informed of any harm in relation with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to resolve the case" and have asked to the public for information.
A senior official commented the incident left him without words and had to be addressed quickly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
