Local Police
Approximately fifty cars have been smeared with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were marked, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they reported in a official communication.
Officers say they were notified during the night on Wednesday, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Police then discovered multiple other marked cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations prohibiting the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state initial examinations indicate the liquid was probably human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to where it came from; authorities are not yet informed of any injuries in connection with the incident," they stated.
Local authorities announced they were trying "to resolve the incident" and have asked to the public for tips.
A high-ranking representative commented the vandalism made him without words and required to be solved quickly.
"This event hits the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the death of nine victims by a assailant targeting residents of migrant background in 2020.
