Local Law Enforcement
Around 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.
Officers state they were alerted late on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then located multiple other marked automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Officials report early analysis indicate the substance was probably human bodily fluid.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; officials are not yet cognizant of any injuries in association with the incident," they added.
City officials stated they were trying "to solve the case" and have requested to the community for information.
An important representative stated the vandalism made him without words and had to be resolved quickly.
"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the murder of nine victims by a shooter aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
