Local Law Enforcement
Approximately 50 cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the Germany's municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were vandalized, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they stated in a release.
Police state they were alerted late on Wednesday, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The fluid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they stated.
Law enforcement then located many other smeared cars and residential walls in the nearby vicinity.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of Nazi symbols.
Officials say early analysis suggest the fluid was likely human bodily fluid.
"Currently there is no clue as to where it came from; officials are currently not informed of any physical harm in relation with the incident," they added.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to unravel the mystery" and have requested to the residents for information.
A senior official said the attack left him without words and needed to be addressed promptly.
"This act strikes at the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the far-right terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on social media, recalling the killing of nine victims by a shooter targeting people of foreign heritage in five years prior.
