Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Vehicles, walls and postboxes were marked, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then found many other vandalized vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report initial examinations indicate the substance was probably human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its source; authorities are not yet aware of any harm in association with the occurrence," they added.
Local authorities said they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the public for details.
An important political figure stated the incident left him without words and had to be solved rapidly.
"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he wrote on online, referring to the death of nine victims by a shooter focusing on people of foreign heritage in 2020.
