Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Officers report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a individual noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Police then found many other marked vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations banning the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report early analysis indicate the fluid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no indication as to its source; investigators are currently not informed of any injuries in connection with the incident," they stated.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
An important representative said the incident made him without words and had to be addressed rapidly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the murder of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of foreign heritage in five years prior.
