Local Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Police state they were alerted late on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then discovered numerous other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state initial examinations indicate the substance was probably blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; authorities are currently not informed of any physical harm in relation with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to unravel the case" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A senior official commented the attack rendered him without words and required to be solved quickly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the death of nine victims by a gunman focusing on residents of immigrant origin in five years prior.
