Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty vehicles have been marked with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt, as reported by law enforcement.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postboxes were marked, occasionally with Nazi symbols, they announced in a statement.
Police say they were contacted during the night on Wednesday evening, when a man noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been covered with a reddish fluid.
The substance had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then found multiple other vandalized cars and residential walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under laws prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement state preliminary tests indicate the substance was most likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no indication as to its origin; authorities are currently not aware of any harm in association with the incident," they added.
Local authorities said they were trying "to solve the case" and have asked to the public for details.
A high-ranking representative commented the vandalism rendered him without words and had to be resolved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the core of Hanau and reawakens the wounds of the extremist attack five years ago," he posted on a platform, recalling the murder of nine victims by a gunman focusing on people of migrant background in February 2020.
