Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Officers say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual noticed that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The substance had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Officers then located many other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation banning the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests indicate the substance was likely human bodily fluid.
"There is still no lead as to its source; authorities are not yet informed of any physical harm in connection with the occurrence," they added.
Municipal representatives said they were attempting "to solve the incident" and have appealed to the community for information.
A senior representative said the incident rendered him stunned and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing terrorist attack five years ago," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine victims by a shooter targeting residents of foreign heritage in February 2020.
