Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, building surfaces and postboxes were vandalized, occasionally with swastikas, they reported in a official communication.
Law enforcement state they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then discovered numerous other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state preliminary tests indicate the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to where it came from; authorities are not yet aware of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have asked to the community for tips.
A high-ranking representative said the vandalism left him speechless and needed to be solved quickly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the far-right attack five years ago," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.