Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postal boxes were marked, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they stated in a release.
Officers say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish fluid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then discovered multiple other marked cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis indicate the fluid was likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no lead as to where it came from; authorities are presently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking political figure stated the vandalism rendered him stunned and required to be resolved promptly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of migrant background in five years prior.
