Local Police
Roughly fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Cars, walls and postboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Police report they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Law enforcement then found multiple other smeared cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state initial examinations suggest the liquid was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; investigators are presently not informed of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they added.
City officials stated they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have requested to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the attack left him speechless and needed to be solved quickly.
"This event strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on online, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a gunman aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
