Local Police
Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Officers say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Police then located numerous other marked cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say initial examinations indicate the liquid was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; authorities are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the event," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the community for details.
An important representative stated the vandalism made him without words and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he stated on a platform, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of foreign heritage in five years prior.
