Local Police
Around fifty cars have been covered with what seems to be human bodily fluid in the German municipality of Hanau in proximity to Frankfurt, according to authorities.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, occasionally with prohibited symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Police say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday night, when a resident noticed that a vehicle in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored liquid.
The substance had been placed in the form of a swastika, they added.
Police then found many other vandalized vehicles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
These symbols are illegal in Germany under laws banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Law enforcement report preliminary tests indicate the liquid was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no indication as to where it came from; officials are currently not cognizant of any physical harm in association with the event," they added.
Local authorities said they were trying "to unravel the incident" and have appealed to the community for details.
An important official stated the incident rendered him stunned and needed to be resolved quickly.
"This event affects the core of Hanau and reopens the pain of the extremist attack half a decade ago," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine people by a gunman aiming at individuals of migrant background in February 2020.
