Local Police
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Officers say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Police then located numerous other marked vehicles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials say preliminary tests indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no lead as to its source; authorities are presently not informed of any harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities said they were attempting "to solve the mystery" and have asked to the community for details.
An important political figure said the attack made him without words and required to be addressed quickly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the trauma of the far-right attack five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the death of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
