Local Law Enforcement
Around fifty cars have been covered with what appears to be human bodily fluid in the German town of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Automobiles, exterior walls and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they announced in a official communication.
Police say they were contacted in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a individual observed that a car in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish fluid.
The liquid had been placed in the pattern of a banned symbol, they added.
Law enforcement then discovered many other marked cars and house walls in the surrounding area.
Swastikas are banned in Germany under laws outlawing the public exhibition of symbols from the Nazi era.
Police report initial examinations show the liquid was probably blood from a person.
"At present there remains no lead as to its source; authorities are presently not aware of any physical harm in association with the incident," they commented.
Local authorities stated they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the residents for tips.
An important political figure stated the attack made him without words and had to be solved quickly.
"This incident hits the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right attack five years ago," he posted on social media, mentioning the murder of nine people by a gunman targeting people of migrant background in 2020.
