Area Law Enforcement
Around 50 cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a release.
Officers state they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.
The substance had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Police then found many other smeared vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement state initial examinations indicate the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; authorities are presently not informed of any harm in association with the incident," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have requested to the public for details.
A senior political figure said the incident left him without words and needed to be solved rapidly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on social media, recalling the killing of nine people by a shooter targeting residents of migrant background in five years prior.
