Local Police
Approximately 50 vehicles have been covered with what seems to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Vehicles, walls and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Police state they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then found multiple other smeared cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Police say preliminary tests suggest the fluid was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; authorities are currently not cognizant of any injuries in relation with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have appealed to the community for information.
An important political figure commented the vandalism made him without words and had to be addressed promptly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
