Area Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Officers state they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a individual observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Police then discovered many other marked cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state early analysis show the liquid was likely blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; investigators are currently not informed of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they stated.
City officials stated they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the community for tips.
A high-ranking official commented the vandalism left him without words and needed to be solved quickly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
