Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were defaced, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Police then located multiple other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Police state early analysis indicate the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; investigators are presently not informed of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they commented.
Local authorities said they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the public for tips.
An important representative stated the vandalism made him without words and had to be addressed promptly.
"This event hits the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the trauma of the far-right attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, referring to the murder of nine people by a shooter aiming at residents of foreign heritage in 2020.
