Local Police
Approximately 50 automobiles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Police report they were contacted late on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Police then found multiple other marked cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under laws outlawing the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement say preliminary tests suggest the liquid was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no clue as to its origin; authorities are not yet aware of any harm in relation with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for details.
A senior political figure said the incident left him stunned and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right attack in 2020," he posted on social media, referring to the death of nine victims by a assailant targeting people of immigrant origin in five years prior.
