Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a statement.
Officers say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been placed in the shape of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then found many other marked vehicles and residential walls in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under regulations prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests show the fluid was most likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to its source; authorities are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the event," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to solve the incident" and have asked to the residents for details.
An important representative commented the incident rendered him stunned and needed to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he posted on online, referring to the death of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at individuals of immigrant origin in five years prior.
