Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau close to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a resident noticed that a car in the Lamboy area of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued liquid.
The fluid had been drawn in the form of a banned symbol, they reported.
Police then discovered multiple other vandalized vehicles and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are illegal in Germany under legislation outlawing the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests show the substance was probably blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; authorities are not yet aware of any physical harm in association with the occurrence," they added.
City officials announced they were trying "to resolve the mystery" and have asked to the community for information.
A high-ranking political figure said the attack made him speechless and needed to be resolved rapidly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack in 2020," he stated on a platform, mentioning the killing of nine people by a gunman focusing on people of immigrant origin in 2020.
