Local Police
Around 50 automobiles have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a release.
Police say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they added.
Officers then discovered many other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say initial examinations show the liquid was probably human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; officials are not yet aware of any injuries in connection with the incident," they stated.
City officials stated they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have requested to the public for tips.
An important representative commented the incident rendered him without words and had to be addressed promptly.
"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he wrote on social media, mentioning the death of nine victims by a shooter targeting individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
