Local Police
Approximately fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police report they were notified late on Wednesday night, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The fluid had been placed in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Police then discovered numerous other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police say early analysis suggest the fluid was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; authorities are presently not aware of any physical harm in association with the event," they commented.
City officials announced they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the residents for details.
A senior political figure commented the incident left him stunned and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he wrote on a platform, recalling the killing of nine victims by a shooter aiming at people of immigrant origin in five years prior.
