Local Police
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Officers state they were notified late on Wednesday evening, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then found multiple other marked automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state initial examinations indicate the substance was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to its origin; investigators are currently not aware of any injuries in association with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to resolve the incident" and have asked to the residents for information.
A senior official said the vandalism left him speechless and required to be solved rapidly.
"This act strikes at the core of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he posted on social media, recalling the murder of nine victims by a assailant aiming at people of immigrant origin in five years prior.
