Local Police
Approximately fifty cars have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were vandalized, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement state they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Law enforcement then located many other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report initial examinations suggest the substance was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no lead as to its origin; authorities are currently not aware of any injuries in connection with the event," they commented.
City officials stated they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the residents for tips.
An important representative commented the incident rendered him without words and required to be resolved promptly.
"This act strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on online, referring to the death of nine people by a assailant focusing on residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
