Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a individual discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the form of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then discovered many other vandalized cars and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state preliminary tests show the substance was probably blood from a person.
"Currently there is no indication as to where it came from; authorities are currently not aware of any injuries in connection with the event," they added.
City officials announced they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the community for tips.
An important representative said the vandalism left him stunned and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This event hits the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine victims by a shooter targeting residents of foreign heritage in five years prior.
