Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a banned symbol, they added.
Officers then located many other smeared cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement say early analysis suggest the fluid was most likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were working "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A high-ranking official commented the vandalism made him stunned and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident affects the core of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the killing of nine people by a assailant focusing on individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
