Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, as reported by authorities.
Cars, walls and mailboxes were vandalized, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Police state they were alerted late on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been marked with a reddish-hued liquid.
The substance had been applied in the pattern of a swastika, they reported.
Officers then located multiple other vandalized cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany under legislation prohibiting the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials report initial examinations show the liquid was most likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; officials are not yet informed of any physical harm in relation with the occurrence," they commented.
Municipal representatives announced they were trying "to unravel the case" and have appealed to the residents for information.
A high-ranking official stated the vandalism made him stunned and required to be resolved rapidly.
"This incident hits the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the right-wing violent incident in 2020," he posted on online, recalling the killing of nine people by a shooter aiming at people of immigrant origin in February 2020.
