Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Police report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then located numerous other smeared automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police report initial examinations indicate the substance was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no lead as to its origin; investigators are currently not informed of any harm in association with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives announced they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the public for details.
A high-ranking political figure stated the vandalism left him without words and had to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing attack five years ago," he posted on social media, recalling the death of nine people by a shooter aiming at residents of immigrant origin in five years prior.
