Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postboxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then discovered multiple other marked automobiles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis indicate the liquid was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; investigators are not yet aware of any injuries in association with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were trying "to solve the case" and have asked to the community for information.
An important official commented the vandalism left him stunned and required to be addressed quickly.
"This event affects the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, referring to the murder of nine individuals by a gunman focusing on individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
