Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Officers say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued fluid.
The fluid had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Officers then located numerous other smeared vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under regulations prohibiting the public display of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement say early analysis show the substance was most likely human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to its source; authorities are currently not cognizant of any injuries in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials stated they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have asked to the community for information.
A senior representative stated the vandalism made him without words and required to be resolved quickly.
"This act strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the wounds of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he wrote on social media, referring to the death of nine victims by a assailant aiming at residents of immigrant origin in February 2020.
