Local Law Enforcement
Approximately fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a release.
Police state they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish liquid.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a swastika, they added.
Law enforcement then located multiple other marked vehicles and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement state early analysis indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"At present there remains no indication as to its origin; officials are presently not informed of any injuries in relation with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to solve the incident" and have requested to the residents for details.
A senior official commented the vandalism rendered him without words and required to be solved quickly.
"This event strikes at the core of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist attack in 2020," he stated on social media, recalling the killing of nine victims by a gunman targeting individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
