Area Police
Approximately fifty automobiles have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's city of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The substance had been applied in the form of a swastika, they stated.
Police then found multiple other smeared automobiles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report preliminary tests indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to where it came from; authorities are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in association with the event," they added.
Local authorities stated they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the residents for details.
A high-ranking representative said the incident rendered him stunned and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This incident affects the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the murder of nine victims by a assailant aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in February 2020.
