Area Police
Approximately 50 vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Vehicles, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they announced in a release.
Police report they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then discovered many other marked cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under legislation banning the public display of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials say early analysis show the fluid was probably human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its source; investigators are currently not informed of any harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the residents for details.
An important political figure said the vandalism left him speechless and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This event affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he wrote on online, recalling the murder of nine people by a gunman aiming at residents of migrant background in five years prior.
