Area Law Enforcement
Around fifty vehicles have been marked with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to police.
Vehicles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Law enforcement say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a vehicle in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a reddish fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then located multiple other marked automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the public exhibition of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report early analysis show the substance was likely blood from a person.
"At present there remains no clue as to where it came from; authorities are not yet informed of any injuries in association with the occurrence," they stated.
Local authorities stated they were working "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the community for details.
An important political figure stated the incident rendered him speechless and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident affects the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the right-wing attack half a decade ago," he wrote on online, referring to the killing of nine victims by a assailant focusing on residents of migrant background in five years prior.
