Local Police
Roughly fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau near Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Cars, walls and postboxes were marked, sometimes with swastikas, they announced in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday night, when a resident observed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then discovered many other smeared cars and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials say initial examinations indicate the substance was most likely human blood.
"There is still no clue as to where it came from; authorities are not yet aware of any harm in association with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives said they were trying "to solve the mystery" and have requested to the residents for tips.
An important political figure said the attack left him speechless and needed to be resolved promptly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the right-wing violent incident five years ago," he posted on online, mentioning the killing of nine individuals by a shooter focusing on people of foreign heritage in 2020.
