Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were defaced, sometimes with prohibited symbols, they stated in a statement.
Police state they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Police then located numerous other smeared vehicles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police say initial examinations suggest the fluid was probably human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; officials are presently not cognizant of any harm in connection with the event," they stated.
Municipal representatives stated they were attempting "to unravel the case" and have requested to the public for information.
A senior political figure said the incident rendered him without words and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the far-right terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine victims by a assailant focusing on individuals of foreign heritage in February 2020.
