Area Police
Approximately 50 automobiles have been smeared with what seems to be human blood in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, exterior walls and postboxes were marked, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Officers say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then found many other vandalized cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement state preliminary tests show the substance was probably blood from a person.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; officials are not yet cognizant of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the residents for information.
A high-ranking representative commented the attack rendered him stunned and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This act affects the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a gunman targeting individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
