Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by police.
Cars, walls and postboxes were marked, sometimes with swastikas, they reported in a official communication.
Officers state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been applied in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered numerous other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state early analysis suggest the substance was most likely human blood.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; officials are not yet aware of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the community for information.
An important political figure said the attack made him stunned and required to be addressed quickly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the wounds of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he stated on online, recalling the murder of nine individuals by a gunman targeting individuals of immigrant origin in 2020.
