Area Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm law enforcement.
Vehicles, walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they reported in a release.
Police state they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored fluid.
The fluid had been drawn in the shape of a Nazi symbol, they reported.
Police then located many other marked vehicles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public exhibition of Nazi symbols.
Police state initial examinations indicate the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"At present there remains no clue as to its source; authorities are currently not informed of any harm in connection with the event," they added.
City officials said they were trying "to resolve the case" and have requested to the community for details.
A high-ranking official stated the vandalism made him stunned and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This event hits the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist terrorist attack five years ago," he stated on social media, mentioning the murder of nine victims by a shooter aiming at people of immigrant origin in 2020.
