Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Police say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then found numerous other smeared automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are banned in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report initial examinations suggest the substance was likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its source; authorities are currently not informed of any harm in connection with the event," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were working "to resolve the incident" and have appealed to the residents for details.
A high-ranking official commented the incident left him speechless and required to be addressed rapidly.
"This act strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right attack five years ago," he stated on social media, referring to the death of nine victims by a assailant targeting individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
