Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been marked with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Officers state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Law enforcement then found numerous other marked cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under laws prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials state preliminary tests show the fluid was probably human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; officials are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to solve the mystery" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking official stated the attack rendered him speechless and had to be resolved quickly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting residents of foreign heritage in five years prior.
