Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been smeared with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German city of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, police confirm authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with Nazi symbols, they stated in a official communication.
Police say they were alerted in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man noticed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been marked with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then discovered numerous other marked automobiles and residential walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws outlawing the public display of Nazi symbols.
Officials say early analysis show the fluid was probably human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no lead as to its source; investigators are currently not informed of any physical harm in relation with the event," they added.
Municipal representatives announced they were attempting "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the residents for tips.
A high-ranking official said the vandalism left him without words and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This act strikes at the center of Hanau and reawakens the pain of the far-right terrorist attack half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, mentioning the murder of nine individuals by a assailant aiming at people of foreign heritage in five years prior.
