Area Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 automobiles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Vehicles, exterior walls and postboxes were marked, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a release.
Officers say they were notified during the night on Wednesday evening, when a resident observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued fluid.
The substance had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then located many other smeared cars and building exteriors in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under regulations banning the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report preliminary tests show the fluid was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no indication as to where it came from; investigators are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to resolve the case" and have asked to the community for details.
A high-ranking official stated the attack left him speechless and needed to be addressed quickly.
"This event strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right attack five years ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the killing of nine people by a gunman targeting people of foreign heritage in five years prior.
