Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty cars have been smeared with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Cars, exterior walls and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they reported in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a automobile in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Law enforcement then found numerous other vandalized automobiles and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Police report preliminary tests show the liquid was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; officials are not yet informed of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they added.
Local authorities stated they were trying "to unravel the mystery" and have appealed to the public for information.
A high-ranking official stated the attack rendered him without words and had to be addressed rapidly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he wrote on online, mentioning the death of nine people by a assailant targeting residents of immigrant origin in 2020.
