Area Police
Roughly fifty cars have been smeared with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm police.
Vehicles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Police report they were contacted during the night on Wednesday, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish substance.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered many other smeared vehicles and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.
Police report preliminary tests indicate the substance was likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; investigators are not yet informed of any physical harm in relation with the event," they commented.
City officials stated they were working "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the public for tips.
A high-ranking official commented the attack made him stunned and required to be addressed quickly.
"This act hits the very heart of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the murder of nine victims by a assailant targeting people of foreign heritage in five years prior.
